The real cost of disaster management

Honestly, it is not the greatest job on the planet being a disaster management professional. There is never an ordinary day at the workplace, if you can call it that. The outcomes of efforts are usually in black and white, you saved the day or compounded the misery of what was already a - disaster. Our very own National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), has suffered similar travails but has managed to earn some temporary breathing space in the aftermath of cyclone Phailin, after enduring searing criticism during the Uttarakhand flash floods in June.

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