The state has learnt from past tragedies, such as the supercyclone of 1999; it has built on those painful lessons and become disaster ready. Since Central aid is often needed in addition to the aid from the national and state disaster relief funds, this is hardly novel. But the prime minister did not fail to milk the issue for drama by releasing funds in advance of the disaster and then announcing it at a rally. Narendra Modi is making a point of releasing funds for states where his party’s stakes are very high in these elections. Fani showed that the states are on the right path, but that is not enough.

Source: The Telegraph May 06, 2019 02:48 UTC