ACADEMIC SESSION 2023-24
DISASTER MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
Our School believes in a ‘student-ready’ approach towards various vulnerable areas of disaster and to foster a positive attitude towards crisis situations.
Following are the different activities to prepare the students recover from disasters:
| APRIL | VI – X | Preparing First Aid boxes for all classes |
| JUNE | VI – X | Mock Drill Evacuation |
| JUNE | VI & VII | Understanding Capacity and vulnerable areas for fire. Identify such areas in your complex and school. Write the mitigation strategy. |
| JULY | VIII | Survey of the school to identify the locations where fire extinguishers are placed. Note down and make charts on the types of fire extinguishers and understand how it is used. |
| JULY | IX | A Case Study on ‘Global climatic changes and disasters caused due to it’. Effects and measures taken to reduce its impact. |
| AUGUST | X | Sourcing Information on Disaster caused due to dams. A case study integrated with Geography lesson – ‘ Water Resources’ |
| OCTOBER | VIII | Informative chart making on Various agencies dealing with Disaster Management & their role. Ex – Red Cross, Fire Station, Ambulance Service, Disaster Management Cell |
| OCTOBER | X | Chart making on Human made Disasters – Road accidents, Fire, Stampede – causes and consequences |
| NOVEMBER | IX | Survey & identifying various pollution and hazards caused during festivals. Measures to be taken for its reduction. |
| DECEMBER | VI & VII | Listing the various electrical devices at home & school. Safety measures to be taken while handling them. |
In the Primary Section, students were educated and made aware about various disasters through videos, talks & explanations and worksheets. Following topics were taken up classwise:
| STD | TOPICS |
| I | Identification of Disasters – Natural & Manmade |
| II | Floods |
| III | Earthquakes & Tsunamis |
| IV | Droughts |
| V | Landslides |
MOCK EVACUATION DRILL
A Mock Evacuation Drill was conducted on 22nd June 2023 for the students of Pre – Primary to Std X, Teachers and Staff. It took approx. 3.5 minutes to evacuate the whole school. It is scheduled for preparedness at any eventuality.
FIRE SAFETY WORKSHOP
A workshop on Fire Safety for the students of Std VIII & IX was conducted on 18.10. 2023 by Mr. Girish Zalke, Chief Fire Officer & Mr. Omkar Vaiti, Station Officer, Balkum Fire Station. The fire safety team conducted the session and explained the causes of fire breakouts.The expert team provided live demonstration on fire drills, handling fire extinguisher and other measures to fight against the incidents of fire.They also educated the gathering on techniques to prevent fire accidents.
ELECTRICITY SAFETY WORKSHOP
An Electricity Safety Workshop for Std VII & VIII was organised on 1.11.2023. The Resource Person, Mrs. Varsha Udupalli and Mrs. Chanchal Misal from Maharashtra State Electricity Board explained to the students about the causes of electrical accidents due to carelessness, ignorance and inexperience, precautions, safety measures & the safe use of electrical equipments.
