Government’s swift action in Arnab cyclone saves lives, limits damage, says TDP leader

The government’s rapid response to Cyclone Arnab, coordinated by ruling‑party officials, shifted <b>84,000</b> people into <b>290</b> cyclone shelters and mobilised <b>40,000</b> employees, officials and volunteers before the storm hit. The same bureaucracy that stalls on pothole repairs only stirs when a disaster forces it. Years of red‑tape left many coastal villages without basic kits, exposing a system that reacts only under media pressure. The pre‑emptive evacuations averted a potential humanitarian crisis, but the lingering fear of another unprepared cyclone remains.