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How could have the Bhopal disaster been prevented?

Could Disaster Management and Mitigation Center (DMMC), Dehradun have prevented the severity of loss caused due to 2013 floods?

  • http://dmmc.uk.gov.in/pages/display/91-nainital is the apex center in the field of Disaster Mitigation & Management in Uttarakhand, to protection of the community and the environment from the over whelming obliteration caused by disasters. Did DMMC do its job in case of 2013 floods? If not, why not?

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    Lack of coordination between the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India_Meteorological_Department (IMD) and Uttarakhand Government led to the tragedy of mammoth proportions. The warning from the meteorological centre in Delhi, which caters to the meteorological requirements of seven states of north India started to pour in for Uttarakhand from June 13. The 24-hours advance prediction of rather heavy rains (35.6-64.4 mm) on the first two days changed to heavy rains (64.5-124.4 mm ) by June 15. For June 16 and June 17, the centre issued warning for extremely heavy rains (more than 244.5 mm). These were the two days when Uttarkashi and Chamoli district witnessed maximum rains and the resultant disaster. See - http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/uttarakhand-government-ignored-met-warning

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1. Cutting down all the trees (for Japanese chopsticks and toothpicks by multinationals) in the Himalayan slopes led to water rushing down when it rained. 2. Cutting down trees in the south led to rain unable to form there (fewer nucleating particles in the air for raindrops to form around), sending all the moisture to the north. 3. Diverting funds from Hindu temple donations to Haj sponsorship, instead of using it to strengthen infrastructure in Hindu pilgrimage routes led to the high death toll.

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