The Economic Times (India): …Significantly, the ministry of home affairs has a dedicated wing called national disaster management, but analysts say it’s grossly inadequate to face major disasters in a vast country like India. But the question here is how long
India will wait to bring in scientific modes of disaster management. According to official figures, floods in
India this year alone has affected 1.8 cr people with a death toll of over 1,700. The damage to crop, houses and public properties are estimated to be Rs 1,850 cr officially, though the unofficial figure will be much higher than that.
As India is still not catching up with the developed countries in adopting disaster management strategies effectively, the losses are mounting. Former industry minister and ex-chairman of river inter-linkage project Suresh Prabhu says if India fails to move fast, the phenomenon of global warming could spell doom further. “Because of the climate change, the intensity and frequency of natural calamities are bound to rise.
It has already been scientifically proven that we will now see a huge amount of rainfall during a very short span of time which will lead to flash floods. In this backdrop, proper water management is critical and challenging,” Prabhu explains…
Map of India from the CIA World Factbook, Wikimedia Commons
The Economic Times (India): …Significantly, the ministry of home affairs has a dedicated wing called national disaster management, but analysts say it’s grossly inadequate to face major disasters in a vast country like India. But the question here is how long 
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