Dehradun, March 4 -- The rescue operation undertaken in response to the avalanche in Mana showed how sophisticated has the response of various agencies become in India. The Army, Air Force, ITBP, NDRF, SDRF, BRO, local administrations, etc., have developed the ability to act swiftly, coordinate effectively, deploy necessary equipment in a way that casualties in any disaster, if any, are kept to the minimum. This is undoubtedly something to be proud of but, of course, not to become complacent about. Every such incident needs to be studied and analysed, with necessary lessons learned about even better functioning.
However, as they say, prevention is better than cure. In the present day and age, weather forecasting has advanced to a point whe...