Abstract
The devastating Tsunami on the 26th of December, 2004 occurred about 250km south-southeast of Banda Aceh, the West coast of northern Sumatra at 6.29 am (IST), about 1260km south-southwest of Bangkok, Thailand. It has taken a huge toll of life and disrupted the ecology and economy of South-East Asian countries like: Indonesia, Thailand, India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Myanmar, Maldives. Tourism and Fishing Industries, especially in Indonesia, Thailand and Sri Lanka are greatly affected. India is considered to be the world's most disaster prone country. Natural disasters like flood, drought, earthquake, cyclones, landslides, volcanoes, avalanches are very common here as it has diverse geo-climatic conditions. In India, natural disasters are detected by the help of advanced IT applications such as: Geographic Information System (GIS), Remote Sensing, Warning and Forecasting, Financial and Administrative Arrangements. But, unfortunately, it had no Tsunami Warning System. The devastation could have been minimized by having proper Tsunami Warning System at Indian Ocean as Pacific Ocean. Early detection of the disaster could have saved human lives, ecology and impact on national economy.
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