How Do You Save a Million People From a Cyclone? Ask a Poor State in India. "Biggest Human Evacuation!!!"

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The eastern coast of India braced itself for the worst super cyclone earlier this week. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) pin point prediction of the incoming cyclone catapulted Odisha (the eastern coastal State in India) to start preparation in advance. It is the same State where only 20 years ago, another super cyclone has ravaged the coastal area killing over 10,000 notwithstanding all the damage done to the State. In its commitment to never let the kind of damage happen again, the State have run and re-run Disaster Management drills and build shelters since then. Quoting Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik "For me and my Government, every life is precious and we worked with that goal. I would like to thank from the bottom of my heart to all the volunteers, PRI members, officials who worked tirelessly and selflessly to relocate around 1.2 million people to safety." "a record 1.2 million people were evacuated in 24 hours" after Cyclone Fani hit the coastal state, claiming to have carried out the "biggest human evacuation in history". He is committed to keep a "zero casualty" approach during natural disasters. Till now, 12 has been reported dead. Restoration work is underway.