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Flood and Fury

Flood and Fury

Ecological Devastation in the Western Ghats (LEELA MENON LITERARY AWARD WINNER)

Viju B.
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WINNER, LEELA MENON LITERARY AWARD (NON-FICTION)

SHORTLISTED FOR THE TATA LITERATURE LIVE! FIRST BOOK AWARD 2020 – NON FICTION

The floods that devastated large parts of Kerala in 2018 were not an isolated, freak phenomenon; rather, they signalled something graver-the ecological devastation of the Western Ghats.
Made a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2012, the Ghats have become increasingly vulnerable to serious ecological damage, threatening the sustenance of their people. The 2018 floods were a wake-up call for the region spanning 1600 kilometres and six states-Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra and Gujarat-that form an ecosystem older than the Himalayas.
Travelling in this region, documenting the devastating large-scale mining, quarrying, deforestation and mismanagement of water resources, at the same time mapping its culture, history and ecology, Viju B. investigates the crisis in the Western Ghats and suggests policy measures urgently required to mitigate it.

Imprint: Penguin Audio

Published: Aug/2020

ISBN: 9780143498131

Run time : 480 mins

Flood and Fury

Ecological Devastation in the Western Ghats (LEELA MENON LITERARY AWARD WINNER)

Viju B.

WINNER, LEELA MENON LITERARY AWARD (NON-FICTION)

SHORTLISTED FOR THE TATA LITERATURE LIVE! FIRST BOOK AWARD 2020 – NON FICTION

The floods that devastated large parts of Kerala in 2018 were not an isolated, freak phenomenon; rather, they signalled something graver-the ecological devastation of the Western Ghats.
Made a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2012, the Ghats have become increasingly vulnerable to serious ecological damage, threatening the sustenance of their people. The 2018 floods were a wake-up call for the region spanning 1600 kilometres and six states-Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra and Gujarat-that form an ecosystem older than the Himalayas.
Travelling in this region, documenting the devastating large-scale mining, quarrying, deforestation and mismanagement of water resources, at the same time mapping its culture, history and ecology, Viju B. investigates the crisis in the Western Ghats and suggests policy measures urgently required to mitigate it.

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