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    The Directorate of School Education in Puducherry organized disaster management training for school heads in collaboration with UNDP and the Department of Revenue and Disaster Management. Over 350 school heads were trained on forming disaster management committees, safety teams, conducting mock drills, and preparing evacuation plans. The training aimed to increase awareness and preparedness for disasters among students and teachers. Over Rs. 250,000 was spent to conduct the program across Puducherry's regions. As a result, school disaster plans were completed and mock drills conducted to improve safety.

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    The Directorate of School Education in Puducherry organized disaster management training for school heads in collaboration with UNDP and the Department of Revenue and Disaster Management. Over 350 school heads were trained on forming disaster management committees, safety teams, conducting mock drills, and preparing evacuation plans. The training aimed to increase awareness and preparedness for disasters among students and teachers. Over Rs. 250,000 was spent to conduct the program across Puducherry's regions. As a result, school disaster plans were completed and mock drills conducted to improve safety.

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    The Directorate of School Education in Puducherry organized disaster management training for school heads in collaboration with UNDP and the Department of Revenue and Disaster Management. Over 350 school heads were trained on forming disaster management committees, safety teams, conducting mock drills, and preparing evacuation plans. The training aimed to increase awareness and preparedness for disasters among students and teachers. Over Rs. 250,000 was spent to conduct the program across Puducherry's regions. As a result, school disaster plans were completed and mock drills conducted to improve safety.

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    Disaster Management in Schools: Status Report

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    The Directorate of School Education in Puducherry organized disaster management training for school heads in collaboration with UNDP and the Department of Revenue and Disaster Management. Over 350 school heads were trained on forming disaster management committees, safety teams, conducting mock drills, and preparing evacuation plans. The training aimed to increase awareness and preparedness for disasters among students and teachers. Over Rs. 250,000 was spent to conduct the program across Puducherry's regions. As a result, school disaster plans were completed and mock drills conducted to improve safety.

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    DISASTER MANAGEMENT

    In schools

    Status Report

    Directorate of School Education


    Puducherry.
    The Directorate of School Education
    in collaboration with the UNDP and Department
    of Revenue and Disaster Management,
    Puduchery organized training Programme for
    the Heads of institutions on School Safety
    The Heads of Institutions were trained on the following
    aspects:

    1. Awareness Generation- Sensitization Meeting for


    Teachers & Students

    2. Formation of School Disaster Management


    Committee and Safety Teams - Task Forces

    8. Training to the Task Forces – First Aid Team,


    Warning and Information team , dissemination team,
    Search and Rescue team, Fire Safety team etc

    12.Preparation of School Dissaster Management


    Plan – With evacuation Maps
    5. Conducting Mock Drills.
    Region Target Group No of Total No
    Batches Participants
    Pondy Heads of
    Institutions 3 250
    Karaikal Heads of
    Institutions 2 90
    Mahe Heads of
    Institutions 1 25
    Yanam Heads of
    Institutions 1 26
    Moreover the Revenue and Disaster
    management Department, Puducherry spent
    an amount of Rs.2,50,000.00 to all regions) of
    the U.T of Puducherry for the orientation on
    School safety programme , the preparation of
    disaster management plans and for the
    conduct of mock drills for the students.
    Impact of the School Disaster Management Plan
    All Heads and One Teacher trained on Disaster
    management
    Other Teachers and Students were trained by the
    Heads of Institutions

    The Students are aware of School Disaster Management Plan

    Mock Drills were Conducted

    Basic First Aid and Rescue method learned


    Hazard identification and suitable mechanism is ensured
    School plans are completed and submitted .
    After Kumbakonam fire accident killing
    93 Students in 2004 and the Tsunami
    attack on the east coast washing away
    so many lives in 2004, the Environment
    Education Cell (EEC) attached to State
    Training Centre (STC), Directorate of
    School Education decided to orient
    teachers and the Heads of institutions
    towards creating awareness on disaster
    management.
    In this regard the faculty members of State Training Centre ,
    State Laison Officer of NSS and Principals of HSS were
    deputed to attend Key resource person training programme
    On

    Disaster Management
    Organised by

    RIE Mysore
    NCERT, New Delhi
    NIDM, New Delhi
    First the EEC published a booklet on disaster
    management explaining the cause for disasters and
    the preventive measures to be taken before, during
    and after any disaster.
    The training programme on Disaster Management were
    conducted in batches for two days in which they were
    trained how to take precautionary steps before and
    during disasters such as fire, tsunami, earth quake,
    flood, etc and to organize suitable activities in schools
    towards creating awareness through dramas, role plays
    and songs, etc.
    Moreover the teachers were trained
    on conducting mock drills in schools
    in evacuating students during disaster
    periods and on setting up of disaster
    management committees in schools
    involving the local people and on
    displaying the evacuation routes in
    schools for quick and safe escape
    from disasters.
    Some Mock Drill Photos
    Rescue team
    Fire Fighting
    The training programmes conducted so for and
    the no. of beneficiaries are as follows:
    Year Training Programme No. of Teachers
    2006-2007
    Disaster Management 100 (Pdy)
    Road Safety 100 (Pdy)

    Disaster Management 090 (Pdy)


    2007-2008 040 (Yanam)
    033 (Mahe)
    Road Safety 130 (Pdy)

    Disaster Management 615 (Pdy)


    2008-2009
    226 (KKL)
    Reports of the setting up of the disaster
    management committee in schools, the disaster
    management plan, the school mapping and the
    conduct of mock drills were obtained from the
    respective schools by STC, which in turn were
    submitted to the Department of Revenue and
    Disaster Management, Puducherry.
    Way forward
    Core Committee is formed to implement the activities

    Awareness Pamphlets , Posters and


    Booklets supplied by UNDP are yet to be
    distributed to all the schools through
    inspecting officers.

    Steps has been taken to include a chapter


    on
    Disaster Management
    From Standard III to IX
    Requirement
    More Funds and Human Resources
    to enhance the activity
    More experts needed in the field of
    Disaster Management – to face
    Chemical and Nuclear hazards

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