Addressing a press conference on Monday at the Ambedkar Bhavan, founder and president of Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA), Prakash Ambedkar, labelled the Maharashtra flood fury, a ‘man-made disaster’. He said that the calamity could have been tackled in a more decent manner had the dam authorities acted responsibly.
The disaster coincided with dam waters overflowing with the Koyna and Almatti dams filled at 100 per cent and the others, Ujani, Khadakvasla, Dhom and Dudhganga were almost full at 90 per cent.
“The dam authorities should have released the waters in July, which would have minimised the flood threat. The overflowing dams increased the flood water levels.