Flooded India, a waste of good energy source?

With India slowly being runaway by floods the Indian authorities are running to help those who are trapped in floods. Poor drainage, lack of dams, and blind eye towards monsoon destruction every year has led to death of more than 60 people this month.

Every year our country has a season called 'Monsoon' which brings hell alot of rain. It gives respite to many farmers and people suffering from drought and water shortage. But every year excess of rain leads to destruction of many areas but we have no solution at all. Uttarakhand being the most affected region.

I ask one thing why don't we look for alternatives and use the excess water as a alternative energy source. We need more dams in the hilly regions with more capacity, but then environmentalists will stand up against it. We need to be practical, Surely dams will wipe out forests and species but we are looking to save scores of human lifes. 

Water is unconventional source of energy, but the amount available in our country every year makes it more or less conventional. This amount of flooding if used in a useful manner can be used to produce good amount of electricity.

Shawrix