Sunday, 26 April 2015

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.

Emergency rescue workers carry a quake victim on a stretcher after Dharara tower collapsed in Kathmandu (25 April 2015)

                               Flowers are left by survivors on top of debris from a collapsed building at Basantapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu (25 April 2015)

    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.
             Sri Lankan Air Force personnel load emergency relief supplies to be flown to quake-hit Nepal (26 April 2015)