Relief goods

            Packing and disbursement of the relief goods should be done quicker. 

                             Pilferage and tampering of relief goods has been prevalent in many cases of calamity.  People who involve in such activities should be ashamed of themselves. Generosity is the need of the hour but not a mean act.



                                 Enhanced voluntary activities are needed during calamities. One should not expect laurels or benefits in return. One needs to come out of the narrow-mindedness and indifference, to assume the role of an active volunteer. 

Thefts and robbery at the calamity affected region

                Professional thieves become active when they hear about the destruction caused by the calamity. What is worse, is that some survivors assume the form of thieves. They lurk at valuables of the helpless. Many valuables and belongings remain unattended as long as the injured are hospitalized.
       
                It is the law and order that should take of curbing down this menace. Such activities should be checked by the authorities. A dedicated patrol should be put in place to prevent the occurrence of such activities. 

A stitch in time saves nine

            A timely intervention can save numerous lives and those who become physically handicapped after the calamity.



                                 The authorities should invest more time and intellectual energy in order to explore the possibilities of retrieving the victims who get clung between the debris.





 The relief should be rapid and at the same time a smart one.





 Enough number of choppers should be kept ready for the contingencies so that relief operations do not get impeded because of the land drift. Fresh entrenchments and fissures that emerge as a result of earthquakes of high intensity. As such, reaching the needy by motor-vehicles remain beyond feasibility. Only a smart operation can help more and more victims from succumbing to death. Smart work cannot be done without a deliberate and sophisticated mechanism.

How can we bring down the loss of life and property ?

     Firstly, the construction of the new builidngs for the purpose of residence and commerce should be taken up such that they withstand the seismic waves of  the highest  magnitude possible.

      Secondly, the speed with which the services are rendered to the quake-hit regions becomes  a vital factor, with regard to the loss of lives. Rapid Action Force and Relief teams need a better mechanism  through which their services can reach  the unreached.
      During an earthquake, a number of victims die soon after the calamity. What is more alarming and heart-breaking, is that death-rate goes to shocking levels during the days that follow. More and more dead bodies are retrieved from the debris. It becomes obvious that many of these deaths could be prevented if the relief technology were advanced and strategic.

       Contingent Action Plan and a  mechanism should minimize the impact of the calamity. This can be possible only when the government taken an active interest in the upgradation of the relief technology. Such a mechnism would help the relief teams and the volunteers to swing into action in no time. Thus, the relief operations would become effective.

Nepal's worst earthquake claims around 2000 lives on April 25,2015

  Nearly 2000 people were killed in Nepal, on April 25,2015 on the account of the country's worst earthquake. The 7.8 magnitude quake levelled some of the historic monuments.



                               

    Buildings reduced to debris in the 2015 quake of Nepal



The 1934 Nepal quake has claimed 8500 lives.

                  India is at the forefront of the relief efforts like helicopters being deployed  to the remote areas.



Aid has arrived from Sri Lanka.