Are they profiting from floods? I don't understand why we face this flood issue every year. Growing up, I knew there was an annual flood, but it wasn't as disastrous as the 2012 one, which claimed many lives and properties. After that, there was the 2022 flood, and now we're hearing about another one to come this 2023. What has changed that we're experiencing floods again this year? I'm aware that a substantial amount of money is allocated to states affected by floods. I believe that influential individuals benefit from it, while only a small portion goes to the actual flood victims.
Sometimes we are the cause of the flooding that’s happening. I know one of the reasons for flooding is a lack of drainage, and I'm sure it’s the government that’s supposed to provide that. We are the cause of some floods because we know that we don’t have enough drainage in the country, and the little we do have, people have already turned it into a dumping ground, which won’t allow free flow of water wherever there is a rainfall, which always results in floods. Some people do build houses in areas where they are not supposed to, houses should not be built in areas close to rivers. Some people know that floods do disturb people in a particular area, but they will still go ahead and buy land and build houses in places like that, which is wrong.
What has caused the increase in disastrous floods, and can't the government do something to mitigate the issue?
Definitely, the government can mitigate it. If proper drainage is provided everywhere, then it’s going to help reduce floods in a particular area. If appropriate means of dumping refuse are provided by the government, and the citizens are also making use of them, because some people prefer to turn the drainage and roadside into dump sites rather than using the appropriate channels, make sure we don’t build houses in a waterway and don’t try to block water.