FALSE PLUMES OF PHAILIN

What an irony. Man has the capacity to plan and stand up to nature's furious Phailin. So remarkable that out of  10 lakhs affected only 18 lives were lost-one in 50,000 !But  he is unable to face his own fellow men's follies.Pilgrimage disasters are neither the will of God nor the retribution of Nature. The needless temple tragedy in MP resulted in a fatality ratio of one in 20. All vulnerable religious sites would need to be covered under an NDMA genre of protection to the innocent and unwary pilgrims. A list of such places and the standard Operating Procedures must be put in place. The district official (s) accountable must be specified.No point in wearing proud plumes of Phailin, only to be left with mud in the face at MP ,on the same day !
    (published Financial Express ; Oct 15 )