Kerala had undergone a devastating flood in August 2018. The extreme rainfall and the very high population density of 860 persons per square kilometer, made the deluge significantly affecting a population of 1.2 million. About 400 persons lost their lives and the basic infrastructure facilities were seriously damaged. The state of Kerala is now on a massive mobilization drive to rebuild a new Kerala. RKI (Rebuild Kerala Initiative) focus on sustainability principles suggested in the Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) study. Integrated water resources management (IWRM) has been identified in the PDNA as one of the four pillars of recovery strategy. Draft sector plan for water resources management which fits within an IWRM framework is now being actively deliberated in Kerala at various levels. One of the most important aspects discussed in the sector plan is improving the data and knowledge management systems, including reliable monitoring systems (water level, water quality, water use) with adequate spatial and temporal coverage. Kerala Water Resource Information System (KWRIS) as it has been christened aims to address all the data related issues pertaining to the development of strategic water sector plans. In this paper, the key elements of KWRIS for sustainable water management are discussed. Four sections build this paper. In the introduction section, the 2018 deluge and the background in which the need for KWRIS is evolved are discussed. This is followed by the detailed discussion of KWRIS framework in the second section. Third section discusses the challenges and opportunities in shaping up KWRIS in the current Kerala context. Thoughts on way forward and the immediate interventions required to facilitate this are discussed in the concluding section.
Impact of 2018 Deluge ? Need to Evolve Kerala Water Resources Information System for Long Term Mitigation
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Kerala had undergone a devastating flood in August 2018. The extreme rainfall and the very high population density of 860 persons per square kilometer, made the deluge significantly affecting a population of 1.2 million. About 400 persons lost their lives and the basic infrastructure facilities were seriously damaged. The state of Kerala is now on a massive mobilization drive to rebuild a new Kerala. RKI (Rebuild Kerala Initiative) focus on sustainability principles suggested in the Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) study. Integrated water resources management (IWRM) has been identified in the PDNA as one of the four pillars of recovery strategy. Draft sector plan for water resources management which fits within an IWRM framework is now being actively deliberated in Kerala at various levels. One of the most important aspects discussed in the sector plan is improving the data and knowledge management systems, including reliable monitoring systems (water level, water quality, water use) with adequate spatial and temporal coverage. Kerala Water Resource Information System (KWRIS) as it has been christened aims to address all the data related issues pertaining to the development of strategic water sector plans. In this paper, the key elements of KWRIS for sustainable water management are discussed. Four sections build this paper. In the introduction section, the 2018 deluge and the background in which the need for KWRIS is evolved are discussed. This is followed by the detailed discussion of KWRIS framework in the second section. Third section discusses the challenges and opportunities in shaping up KWRIS in the current Kerala context. Thoughts on way forward and the immediate interventions required to facilitate this are discussed in the concluding section.
Publication Mode |
Online |
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Publication Author |
Sudheer Padikkal, Soumya R. Chandran, Joshy K. A. |
Publication Language |
English |
Publication Type |
Conference Paper |
Publication Year |
2021 |
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