Uttarakhand may prove to be a greater tragedy if no lessons are learnt

July 21, 2013 11:14

The recent Uttarakhand tragedy, in the Kedarnath Valley, has brought to the fore the issue of vulnerability of the system and lack of preparedness in the face of natural disasters.

While the proximate cause was the breach of a water body north of Kedarnath due to very heavy rains, the extensive damage caused was from total lack of preparedness, apart from wanton permission to degrade the environment in the area, resulting in probably 10 times the loss that should have been there.

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