Governor P Sathasivam has said that the fire disaster at Puttingal temple near Kollam could have been avoided with proper planning and preventive measures. He said this while inaugurating a one-day conference on disaster preparedness organised at KIMS Hospital in association with the Kerala State Disaster Management Authority. MI Sahadulla, Group Chairman and MD; G Vijayaraghavan, Vice Chairman; and EM Najeeb, Executive Director; KIMS Healthcare, were present on the occasion.