Delhi govt to launch School Safety Campaign covering over 2,000 institutions
Delhi govt to launch School Safety Campaign covering over 2,000 institutions
New Delhi, The Delhi government in collaboration with the National Disaster Management Authority will launch a citywide School Safety Campaign on November 25 to strengthen disaster preparedness across schools.
The initiative aims to make schools better equipped to handle critical situations, including earthquakes, fire incidents, extreme heat and crowd-related emergencies, an official said.
According to the official, the campaign is part of the NDMA's "School Contact Programme", initiated after the authority engaged a private agency in October to support implementation.
In a meeting held on November 3, it was decided that the initiative will cover 2,082 schools across the capital by mid-January next year, he added.
The launch event will be held at Springdales School at Pusa Road on November 25, for which invitations have been extended to the Lieutenant Governor and the Chief Minister.
"It will be implemented through a structured two-day module in government and private schools across selected districts, culminating in school disaster management plans, awareness sessions and full-scale mock drills," the officer told PTI.
Under the programme, the implementing agency will cover around 70 schools a day, over 35 to 40 working days.
Activities will include a disaster awareness module featuring a short film, interactive discussions, preparedness mapping by forming School Disaster Management Committees, evacuation exercise and an earthquake mock drill as per NDMA guidelines, he said.
The official added that schools will also administer a safety pledge and begin the day's programme with the recitation of the "Vande Mataram".
The deputy directors of education in every district have been directed to coordinate with Delhi Disaster Management Authority officials and ensure smooth execution of the campaign, he said.
Schools have been asked to submit activity reports with photographs to their respective zonal offices and compiled reports are to be sent to the education department by January 20, he added.
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