The document discusses early warning systems for disaster risk reduction in India based on experiences from Orissa in 1999, Mumbai in 2005, and the 2004 Tsunami. It notes that in Orissa in 1999, floods and cyclones led to approximately 10,000 lives lost and the collapse of basic infrastructure, despite existing disaster management plans. It questions whether early warning systems were in place. Similar infrastructure collapses and loss of life occurred in Mumbai in 2005 and from the Tsunami, again questioning if adequate early warning was provided.