True Horror:
Hell On Earth

Rescue and Relief:
Picking up the Pieces

Gujarat Government:
Is Keshubhai
Up To It

First Person Account:
Dateline Fearscape

Quake-Resistant Building: Preventing Collapse

Insurance:
Leave It To God

Economic Impact:
What Goes Down...

Looking Back:
Latur: Still Shaken

Good Samaritans:
State-of-The-Heart

Care Today:
Rebuilding Gujarat: Hope For Survivors

NEWSNOTES: TREMORS

How Quick Was the Response?
	Railways: The first to put together a plan, it had special trains taking people to Gujarat in their anxiety to learn about their near and dear ones.
	Communications: Telephone lines in Bhuj were up in 48 hours. Restoring of road links and special flights boosted the arrival of human and material help.
	Relief Operations: The army and the paramilitary forces' lead spurred others to react quickly but surely a concerted plan would have reached more of the needy.
	State Administration: Nowhere in the picture, out-performed by volunteers, it failed to put the unprecedented help pouring in from all over to the best use.

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