Administrative factors

  • Lack of flood control measures:
    • The growth in concretization of land has increased surface run-off due to near lack of percolation of water into underground aquifers. This coupled with no strict laws with respect to rain water recharge facilities an ideal flooding situation.
  • Multiple authorities in a city but owning responsibility by none:
    • The real estate mafia and corruption in local revenue offices are a deadly combination for converting wetlands into concrete structures. This reduces the area of lakes and may even vanish lakes out of official records.
    • Lack of sufficient financial resources with the urban local bodies.