Kerala floods: Why it's a man-made disaster in 'god's own country'

A geographical analysis of areas that suffered maximum damage this monsoon shows that they were all classified as ecologically-sensitive zones (ESZs) under the Western Ghats Expert Ecology Panel report. The maximum damages inflicted by monsoon this year were in Wayanad and Idukki. Areas like Munnar, Thamarassery, Vythiri and Thiruvambady were classified under ESZ.

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