Aizawl, Oct. 15 -- Mizoram Education Minister Vanlalthlana on Wednesday called for stronger disaster prevention measures and greater use of insurance to protect families from financial losses caused by fires, landslides and other calamities.

Addressing a two-day national seminar on "Fire and Financial Management for Disaster Resilience" in Aizawl, the minister said preventing losses before disasters strike was more important than relying solely on financial assistance after they occur.

Vanlalthlana highlighted the challenges posed by fire incidents in both rural and urban areas of Mizoram. He called for new techniques to prevent forest fires in rural areas and safer construction practices in urban centres.

He also stressed that governm...