Thiruvananthapuram, Aug. 14 -- The Keralam government has decided to implement the 'Kerala Flood Resilience Initiative' to scientifically address the impact of climate change and natural disasters, including extreme rainfall and floods in the state.

A team of experts from IIT Roorkee, IIT Palakkad, and IIIT Kottayam met Chief Minister V D Satheesan as part of the initiative and presented a comprehensive framework for developing a state-of-the-art flood resilience system using advanced technologies.

The proposed initiative aims to develop a model that could be replicated across the country, with experts recommending scientific preparedness to tackle extreme rainfall, urban flooding, riverine floods, landslides, and other natural disaster...