kerala flood

When a wild elephant was caught in the flooded Chalakudy River, it took compassion, quick thinking, and community effort to help the tusker find its way back to safety.

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.

“It seemed as if the skies had been ripped apart as the waters burst out endlessly, transforming the bountiful scene into one of catastrophe.”

Kerala is reeling under floods and humans and wild animals are feeling its adverse effects.

Even as people were trying to be safe, the opening of the dam would result in the submerging of a bridge that a few people were crossing.