The challenge, therefore, is to move beyond reacting to disasters and instead reduce risk before the next crisis strikes. Disaster risk reduction must be mainstreamed into development planning rather than treated as a separate activity. Roads, urban planning, drainage, land use, housing, agriculture, forests, finance and local governance all have a role to play. As the monsoon continues to test Nagaland's resilience, the pertinent question is not whether a blueprint exists. The question is whether that blueprint is informing the way roads are built, towns are planned, budgets are allocated and departments work together.