Cyclone Phailin: power, communication lines affected in Odisha

If there was a silver lining in the grim foreboding of a monster storm, it's the realization that lives aren't that cheap in India any longer. For, the measures taken by the administration in the run-up to Cyclone Phailin to reduce casualties and minimize losses doesn't have parallels.
The superior preparedness and response this time for disaster is in sharp contrast to previous disastrous storms like the 1999 super cyclone. They are also in contrast with the Uttarakhand disaster when the state authorities were caught flat-footed. This time disaster management....
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