The Merry-Go-Round of Rebuilding: Santa is proud of his new concrete wall, built with “extra cement” after the floods. Banta reveals why rebuilding a mistake is still a mistake, and how ignoring DRR during the reconstruction phase guarantees future failures.
Build Back Better
The Bitter Medicine of Relocation
After the floodwaters recede, Banta prescribes a bitter but life-saving medicine for Dharali’s future, a pill that is hard for Santa to swallow.
Safety of construction workers
Construction workers are often killed in disaster incidence due to high vulnerability of their habitations. A comprehensive strategy in line with SFDRR priorities is however required to reduce disaster induced fatalities.