Question

What did the government of all the countries hit by the 2004 tsunami do to keep their citizens safe in case of another tsunami?

Answer 1

• It was a disaster still remembered today for its sheer destruction which saw 14 countries affected including India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Maldives, Burma (Myanmar), Somalia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bangladesh, South Africa, Madagascar, Kenya, Tanzania and the Seychelles.
• The aid response to the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami was unprecedented for a natural disaster, with a colossal $6.25bn donated to a central UN relief fund assisting 14 countries.
• The Early Warning System for Tsunamis was finally commissioned in 2007 in the Indian Ocean region at IndianNational Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), Hyderabad, which is operating on a 24X7 basis.

The Disaster Management Act, 2005-

Just after the tsunami, the Government of India enacted the Disaster Management Act (DMA), 2005 to provide for the effective management of disasters and matters connected there with or incidental there to. The Act extends to the whole of India.

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