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CAG has pointed out at the lapses in Kerala governments planning, capacity building, flood forecasting and dam management during 2018 state floods.
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Bureaucratic issues: The flood plains of Kerala had not been identified and restricted, and no large-scale flood hazard map was available in Kerala.
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The susceptibility map developed by the Kerala Disaster Management Authority did not conform to Central Water Commission (CWC) criteria for flood-prone areas.
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The continuing encroachments on river beds obstructed water flow during floods.
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Policy issues: Kerala State Water Policy 2008 was not as per the National Water Policy. It lacked provisions for effective flood control and flood management.
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Structural issues: Disaster Management Plan of 2016 has provisions for a “State Emergency Operations Centre“. This centre is to predict and issue early warnings on hazards. However, the system failed in 2019 to do so.