What went wrong at Kochi International Airport on Aug 15, 2018 ?

Aerial view of the airport during the floods, pic courtesy- Newsminute

A partly Oxfam funded study (click here for the report) on what made water levels in Kochi International airport reach a whopping 8.8 metres (that of a 2 floor building) in the new International terminal on August 15, 2018 ? 

Was it

1. a technical flaw in acquisition of low lying farm land on the Periyar river banks with poor drainage thru the Chengal creek    OR 

2. incompetent and short-sighted economic interests in acquiring the 1253 acre land at Nedumbassery, North of Kochi city in 1992 at cheap rates   OR 

3. the heavy inflow of water during the floods from the reservoirs at Idukki, Mullaperiyar and Idamalayar at times exceeding 2500 cumecs (cu. metres per sec) which was responsible for the airport flooding.

There are there are still disagreements among the key stakeholders in understanding the exact reason for the airport flooding.

Click here for the video of the airport flooding ..

One thing is clear, the world's first and only 100% solar energy powered  international airport's global reputation took a nosedive and it will take some time and solid explanation from the airport staff with the traveling public on why they should continue to patronise Kochi International Airport into the future ..

George