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Recalling the devastation of past floods and warning of the Valley’s position in a high seismic zone, Director Civil Defense and SDRF Kashmir Imtiyaz Hussain on Friday urged the people of Kashmir to embrace disaster awareness as a way of life.

Addressing participants of a three-day training programme, Hussain said Kashmiris must learn from international examples where mass awareness has significantly reduced the toll of natural disasters. “In advanced countries, due to scientific knowledge and awareness, losses are always minimal. We too must build the capacity to respond, not only as officials but as families and communities,” he remarked.

He cautioned that complacency could prove costly. “We should not wait for calamities to remind us of our vulnerability. The lesson is s

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