Ritu Jha- Last week it was West Bengal facing an extremely the severe cyclonic storm Amphan, and now its Mumbai’s turn to brace for a similar or even possibly much stronger cyclone which has started brewing a couple days ago over the Arabian Sea. The low-pressure area that has formed over the southeast and adjoining […]
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India’s ‘zero casualty’ policy, pinpoint warnings minimized Fani deaths
Arul Louis- The Indian government’s “zero casualty” policy for cyclones and the pinpoint accuracy of the India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) early warning system have helped reduce the possibility of deaths from cyclone Fani, according to the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (ODRR). “They seem to have done a very good job in terms of […]