In the past, Kerala's dense forests helped retain rainfall from the Western Ghats and slowly release it into rivers, with heavy rain bringing 11500 liters of water per person daily. However, recent droughts now occur even after heavy rain, as deforestation has reduced trees needed to retain water, causing rainfall to reach the sea within 48 hours and lead to water scarcity across districts a few months later. To prevent Kerala from becoming a desert, the government must ban tree cutting in forests and restore the environment to sustainably manage rainfall.
2. History of rainfall in Kerala
Present droughts
Causes
What should be done to prevent the droughts
3. • In the past, the forests
of Kerala were full of
trees which retained
the rainwater captured
by the Western Ghats
and slowly released it
slowly into the rivers.
• The rain brought
11500 litres of water
per person per day.
4. But recently, droughts are
taking place even though
there is heavy rain
The rainwater reaches the
sea in 48-hours.
So in a few months after
monsoon drought sets in
and there is water scarcity
in almost all districts
6. If this continues
Kerala will soon turn
into a desert. To
avoid this the
government should
ban the cutting of
trees in the forests
and make a step to
restore the
environment.
