Question

8. You must have watched the television showing the devastation that
the tsunami left in South India, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands
and in Thailand. You must have read in the newspapers about the
tragedy. Write ten lines about the relief work that had been undertaken
by various relief organisations in these areas.​

Answer 1

The first thing the administration did is evacuate women, children, the old and men Even as that mistake was corrected, others were made. Both the government and NGOs came in with supplydriven than need-driven remedies with little relevance to the local conditions.

Even as that mistake was corrected, others were made. Both the government and NGOs came in with supplydriven than need-driven remedies with little relevance to the local conditions.In an economy with limited role for cash, the government doled out cash compensation. In communities which used wooden boats, NGOs and the government gave out fiberglass boats which couldn’t be maintained locally. Categorising locals into nuclear families, the government made out cheques to smaller family units. Instead of rebuilding traditional houses, it foisted boilerplate templates upon the locals.