The visual media is into the business of producing images. Sometimes, just sometimes, they become iconic. For disasters there is a recognisable visual trope hungry people chasing, looting or scrabbling when a relief convoy happens by. Just as the hands

Illogical plans for post tsunami housing on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands omen trouble

Disaster preparedness should be built into development programmes

Mangroves and other vegetation can help resist tsunamis

And not ape the disaster management laws of other nations

Earthquake mapping and architecture critical

Improving the information flow during disasters

Never finalised, never implemented

Amendments to the Coastal Regulation Zone