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The eastern Indian state, vulnerable to extreme cyclones, needs to reconstruct for the long term with a deeper involvement of the scientific community.
In this two-part series, Nature India investigates the short term impact of the ‘extremely severe cyclonic storm’ Fani and how science can drive reconstruction and future policies.