Practical safety and health for monsoons

The seasonal reversing of winds accompanied with precipitation is the easy definition of monsoons. Rain-laden clouds carried by winds splitting over the largest peninsula in the world are eagerly awaited as they replenish water resources and prepare farmland for crops.

City dwellers face a different challenge due to intense concretization and lack of natural water discharge — flooding. Low lying areas submerge naturally under torrential downpour while well developed areas do so due to lack of ample drainage choke.

Some of the practical aspects of safety and health need to be adopted to complete the day’s routine.