Srinagar, Aug. 20 -- Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's announcement on Tuesday-that his government is mulling the formation of a team of experts to identify vulnerable places across Jammu & Kashmir and recommend preventive measures-sounds promising. However, the people of J&K have heard such pledges too many times before, often in the aftermath of disasters when the loss of lives is already irreparable. The harsh truth is that successive governments have failed to translate words into action, and ordinary people continue to pay the price of neglect, short-sightedness, and complacency. Jammu & Kashmir is no stranger to nature's fury. Cloudbursts in Kishtwar, landslides in Ramban, avalanches in Kupwara, and the catastrophic floods of 2014 stan...