Of course no one can succeed in complete elimination of natural calamities , but awareness about the natural calamities right from the grass roots will enable us in minimizing te loss of life and property. This is what Japan the top most country vulnerable to earth quakes and Tsunamies has done and became successful. Especially in building construction suitable to reduce the loss of men and material .
True...in spite of progress and technological advancement, Japan has still not lost sight of what matters the most. We, on the other hand have lost all perspective and there simply is no vision left. For a handful few who have that vision, we do not listen to them.
First of all, we are complacent. We howl at the top of our voice during such calamities passing the buck and play the blame game. In this process we point out at others and the very next day we forget all. This is true both in the case of both the governed and governance.
It would always be wiser to learn from the past and of late many state government are learning from this, especially, Odisha govt, in last eminent super cyclone of october 2014, have made every possible provisions to reduce casualties. Many coastal people moved to safer places, and route to affected town opened and all signs of precautions taken.
After Hudhud cyclone , both people and the governments learned a lot about disaster management. It's essential to be aware of the disaster management especially for the regions of coastal areas.
