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India’s Cyclone Revolution: How the Nation Curbed Deadly Storms
✍️ Business Today
🗓 09 Nov 2026, 02:01 PM
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India has overhauled its cyclone management, adopting new forecasting, evacuation and infrastructure measures that have lowered loss of life from severe storms.
India has embarked on a systematic overhaul of its approach to cyclones, combining advanced satellite monitoring with faster dissemination of warnings. The Indian Meteorological Department now issues alerts with greater lead time, allowing authorities to mobilise resources ahead of landfall.
State disaster management agencies have refined evacuation protocols, conducting regular drills and designating safe shelters in vulnerable coastal districts. These coordinated efforts have helped shift the response from reactive to proactive, reducing panic and bottlenecks during emergencies.
Infrastructure upgrades, such as reinforced coastal embankments and storm‑resilient housing schemes, complement the early‑warning system. Together, these measures represent what experts describe as a "cyclone revolution" that is gradually turning the tide against historically deadly storms.
State disaster management agencies have refined evacuation protocols, conducting regular drills and designating safe shelters in vulnerable coastal districts. These coordinated efforts have helped shift the response from reactive to proactive, reducing panic and bottlenecks during emergencies.
Infrastructure upgrades, such as reinforced coastal embankments and storm‑resilient housing schemes, complement the early‑warning system. Together, these measures represent what experts describe as a "cyclone revolution" that is gradually turning the tide against historically deadly storms.