How to Prevent Floods in Cities

“We can pass a law in cities that all new construction of open spaces must have perforated concrete, not fully blocked concrete.”

—Sadhguru

You see almost all the cities in southern part of the Indian subcontinent-Mumbai, Hyderabad, Chennai and Bangalore are all flooding in the last decade. We had never heard of such a thing in the past. This is happening because we are not prepared to handle the amount of rainfall. With global warming, the southern peninsula will get more and more rains as days goes, and even if we do the corrective measures, it will take years for it to reverse itself.

Most of our streets are running like streams and rivers during the rainy season. City administrations need to pass certain laws to manage this. For example, we think the pavements on which we walk must all be concrete. No, it can be done in such a way where there is a stabilized surface and at the same time enough spaces for rain water to sink into the land. This needs to happen.

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