Tremor terror

A series of natural calamities in the recent past, from the landslides in Uttarakhand to the floods in Jammu and Kashmir, and now the 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Afghanistan, are unambiguous reminders of nature’s unpredictable fury. Let this episode jolt us into disaster preparedness and make us consciously avoid overcrowding in zones of high seismic activity. Tremor-proof architecture and construction along with disaster management drills are the need of the hour.

K.S. Padmanabha

Secunderabad