Discuss how the contradiction between ‘rapid infrastructure development’ and ‘disaster-ri…

Discuss how the contradiction between ‘rapid infrastructure development’ and ‘disaster-risk reduction’ in ecologically-sensitive areas of India can be managed, with suitable examples.

• Paper: GS Paper III
• Subject: Disaster Management

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