Integrating Disaster Mitigation with Planning – A Technological Utopia

Ankita Sood Sood, R. Shankar

Abstract


India, a developing nation is under the threat of 33 identified hazards which can anytime turn into disaster owing to lack of preparation to deal with these. Envisioning a society (India) where we achieve an ideal state that no person gets killed because of these disasters seems just a dream today – a utopia. With the advancement in technology, judicious planning and better resource management we will achieve the target set and realize this utopia.

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