India, Sept. 4 -- When nature unleashes its fury, it does not just wash away homes and harvests - it also exposes the cracks in our governance. A legally binding disaster relief law, backed by dormant national resources, could transform the way India responds - from delayed compensation to timely, guaranteed rehabilitation

When natural disasters strike, they expose not only the vulnerabilities of our terrain but also the inadequacies of our governance. The ongoing devastation in Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, and Jammu and Kashmir, described as one of the most severe in its history, has once again triggered calls for a more structured, legally binding framework to address cloudburst, landslide, and flood relief.

Centre to enact ...