no, not yet. The Indian government is just playing around with the idea of installing a tsunami alert system. Even Malaysia and Indonesia are better equipped than us.

Deepanjan Mazumdar
Jamshedpur

yes, since human beings learn from their past experiences, we are now better prepared for natural disasters after the tsunami.

Nidhi Dhanuka
BESU, Shibpur

no, the experience of the tsunami has not made us better prepared for natural disasters. This has been proved after the Mumbai floods.

Asmita Kastha
Asutosh collage

no. and if we don?t take the necessary precautions from now, we will be left helpless if a tsunami or some other natural disaster strikes again.

Debarati Ray
Calcutta

no. one year is too short a time. Besides, the tsunami showed that in spite of huge developments in science and technology, we are still helpless before nature.

Prarthana Basu
Calcutta

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