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Statement: Casualties of weather-related events have jumped significantly, according to data in the National Health Profile 2017. Increasing exposure to high heat and extreme cold took more lives in 2015 than the previous year, claiming 52.9 per cent and 25.8 per cent more lives, respectively. The National Health Profile also showed a worrying trend of increasing number of cases and deaths from diseases which had seen a dip in mortality. What course of action should be taken by the government to reduce deaths due to weather-related events?

A)  The government should come up with a better policy to deal with pollution.

B)  The government should make the people aware of how to deal with weather-related events.

C)  The people should take precautionary measures to prevent themselves from weather-related diseases.

D)  The government should set-up a committee to study the case and then frame a policy to prevent people from weather-related diseases.

E)  None of these