Kerala

Gopakumar VK from Ennakkad in Alappuzha district of Kerala is a remarkable individual, who besides being a high-school Physics teacher, dons many other roles.

Since it will take Kerala at least a few months to get back on its feet, here are some innovations that can help the people, in the meantime.

The agricultural department is now spreading awareness among the farming community to ensure that they make use of the soil for irrigation. It is also a great time to start organic farming.

About 300 species of snakes are found in India of which 10 are venomous. Among these 10, the Big Four—Indian Cobra, Common Krait, Russell's Viper and Saw-Scaled Viper—are the deadliest.

While this relief work helped save many lives and provided immediate aid to those who needed it the most, now comes the time to rebuild the state from scratch.

The Delta Plan, along with another hydraulic project– Zuiderzee Works, would go on to make one of the seven wonders of the modern world, owing to its incredible hydraulic engineering feat.

Floods have destroyed houses, roads and whole cities. In such times, people sometimes give up on civic decency. Not in Kerala, though!

Kerala has just started re-building after the floods, and this could be a great solution for those who need a new place to live.

Aluva had close to 50,000 people taking refuge in over 230 relief camps. The volunteers collected clothes, food and medicines for cancer patients to provide them with care even during this crisis.

What stood out in such testing times for Kerala was that those who genuinely wished to ease the trauma of the people who lost their loved ones and homes did not let any of the spiel mentioned above affect their judgement and did what any empathetic individual would do.