Analysis | Kerala yet to get its basics right on tackling natural disasters
The Hindu
Notwithstanding its rescue mechanisms, Kerala fails to equip its local bodies on mitigation measures
Kerala, it appears, has failed to take a leaf out of the two back-to-back floods it had in 2018 and 2019 and the landslides which left a trail of destruction.
As it once again reels under the fury of nature, disaster management experts feel the State has not got its basics right when it comes to vulnerability mapping and mitigation measures.
While it has geared up its disaster response and rescue mechanisms, Kerala failed to empower and equip its local bodies, as promised, to respond to calamities.
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