<h1>Study finds systemic failures in disaster management and environmental regulation causing flood damage, urging enforceable remedies and community-led resilience</h1> A community study finds systemic failures in statutory disaster management and environmental regulation in a flood-prone urban ward, documenting widespread property, livelihood and health losses and gaps in emergency communication and relief access. The report alleges constrained drainage and unlawful fly ash deposition have altered floodplains, creating potential regulatory and remediation liabilities for responsible agencies and industrial actors. It recommends legally enforceable measures: remediation of contaminated waterways, clearing drainage bottlenecks, codified early-warning and emergency-contact dissemination, compensation protocols for informal workers, protection of livelihood assets, community-nominated health liaisons, vulnerability mapping, and institutionalised community participation in resilience planning.