After cyclone Tauktae, now cyclone Yaas is here. Celebs share how they combat a crisis like this

It’s high time: Jasmin Bhasin

This seems like a never-ending nightmare. As if corona is not enough, there is one devastating natural calamity after the other affecting our lives. Last year there were Amphan and Nisarga, this time it’s Tauktae and then Yaas. If we do not realise how our over-exploitation of nature is coming back to us then there’s nothing that can help us. Let’s please take the pledge to nurture nature, plant more trees, avoid adding to the pollution, save water, love every living being and be there for each other in difficult times.

Build better infrastructure: Rohit Choudhary

Cyclones are a natural calamity that we don’t have any control over. So, the only thing we can do is be prepared. The good thing is that our meteorological centres alert us about such calamities in advance so that the government and we are ready to combat the situation as much as possible. I feel the government should work towards building a better infrastructure for people living in coastal areas. We are already dealing with a pandemic and now this cyclone is like an addition to our worries. It feels bad to see so many people suffer.

Plant trees: Rahul Bhatia

When any natural calamity happens, the first thing we should do is keep ourselves and other family members safe. We should also keep food and water supplies ready so that till things get better we can survive. We must help each other during such times. I would urge people to plant trees, not exploit nature by polluting it or encroaching upon natural resources for our own benefit.

Being considerate: Mohit Daga

Given that so many trees have been uprooted, I don’t know how we are going to maintain a healthy balance on our planet. I feel we need to be more considerate towards nature and all the flora and fauna. We also need to be mentally ready for this and build the right infrastructure.

Generate awareness: Nivedita Basu

This year and last year have been all about disasters, be it a cyclone or Covid-19. A cyclone is a natural disaster and one can’t really do much about it. We need to teach our kids to respect nature or else be ready to face such ripple effects. If you don’t control pollution and keep cutting down trees, I think we will continue facing many such adverse effects.

Let’s change ourselves: Saahil Uppal

Seeing all the social media and news updates about the cyclone, my heart sank. Natural calamities can’t be prevented but we are partly responsible for such disasters. We have to change what we are doing wrong. We surely can take measures in order to lessen the impact.