Kerala floods: Gigantic rebuilding and rehabilitation efforts are underway in the state.As Kerala struggles to recover from devastating floods, the worst in over a century, experts on Tuesday said that certain warnings and predictions had gone unheeded.

Kerala, criss-crossed by 44 rivers and backwaters, a chain of brackish lagoons and lakes running parallel to the Arabian Sea, create an environmentally sensitive region.

Critics have said that the government had ignored environmental concerns and pushed for power plants and coal mines in the state.

Ecologist Madhav Gadgil, who suggested a ban on new industrial and mining activities in Kerala in a 2011 report, said man-made problems had played a key role in Kerala floods. Kerala needs skilled workers to rebuild itself, union minister KJ Alphons had reiterated on Tuesday.

Help has been coming in from all over, including Rs 700 crore offer by the UAE.

People have been returning to flood-battered homes and many are still in relief camps.

Over 200 people have died since August 8 and almost a million were forced to leave their homes.

The initial assessment of losses is pegged at over Rs.

20,000 crore.  Ayyappa devotees have been advised by authorities not go to Sabrimala as flood waters in the Pampa river at the foothills have not yet receded.Swimmer Sajan Prakash has been to hell and back at the Asian Games, competing in Jakarta while family members went missing in Kerala floods. The 24-year-old became the first swimmer to reach last weekend's 200 metres butterfly final despite the knowledge that five relatives had not been found and his family home in Kerala had been destroyed by floodwater.Prakash finished outside the medals in fifth, but his prayers were answered after an uncle called to inform him his family members had survived the devastating floods that have killed more than 350 people. Read storyKerala Floods: In Touching Video, People Applaud As Army Delivers MedicinesA video of the rescue and relief operations carried out at Chatengkeri was shared by the army 16 hours ago.

It shows about 20 people standing in ankle-deep water, clapping as army personnel carry in boxes full of medicine." An online platform has been launched to help rain-hit victims of Kerala connect with people who are willing to throw open their houses for accommodation.The website 'EachOneHostOne.com', which was launched by five Chennai entrepreneurs, helps the affected relocate to any safer place which has been offered near them.