Why did Hyderabad drown?

Public memory is short lived. And as such it is important to document epochal events not just for posterity to recount, but also for planners and policy-makers to be reminded of their follies, lest they too forget and repeat mistakes in the immediate future. In this context it is seminal that in a collaborative effort the University of Hyderabad (UoH) and the Confederation of Voluntary Associations (COVA), have come together to produce a short documentary detailing the deluge that the Twin-Cities encountered last month. It was three days…