Guwahati gets disaster ready!

The campaign was officially flagged off on the 13th of June, 2016 from the premises of Assam State Secretariat in the presence of honorable Minister of State, Revenue & DM, Pallab Lochan Das, Chief Secretary, Govt. Of Assam, V.K. Pipersenia and a host of other dignitaries and senior Govt. officials. In addition to the above said dignitaries, the campaign’s launch saw a large mass participation and evoked positive response from people coming from all walks of life old and young alike. Apartment Activation Apartments covered (as of 13th July, 2016) : 85 residential apartments Avg. attendance (per apartment) : 20-30 persons   The campaign has been successfully conducted in a total of 85 residential apartments (as on 13th July, 2016). People’s response has been quite satisfactory so far. The overall design of the programme is such that it includes many interesting activities/games which are conducted in the very premises of the apartments in addition to the presentations/demonstrations being delivered on part of the department (ASDMA) officers.     Activities/Games conducted at the apartments:   Quick Pick Challenge Cup Building Challenge The above mentioned activities have been able to engage the crowd and thus maintain a decent attendance of people.   The music as well as the official video of the campaign (being played after completion of the venue setup) has also been able to appeal to the interests of the people, thereby keep them in a state of constant engagement.   The program volunteers, apart from conducting the interactive games and setting up the venue, actively engage with the crowd and thus facilitates the initiation of a two way interaction which proves to be quite beneficial from the campaign’s point of view (the overall objective behind the said campaign is to disseminate as much disaster related information as possible which in turn is only possible with a crowd which is proactive and is in a constant state of engagement).   The presentations/demonstrations delivered by the ASDMA officers have proven to be highly beneficial as far as disseminating information related to disasters is concerned.      Presentation content: Map showing the different seismic zones of India and the corresponding vulnerability associated with it. Statistics of major earthquakes that occurred in the last 50 years and the damages thereby. Pictures showing the extent and the type of damages that can occur in a particular building after the occurrence of a major earthquake. Do’s & Don’ts’s (before/during/after an earthquake) information. Special measures that needs to be followed by PwD (persons with disabilities) in the event of occurrence of an earthquake. Additionally, fire safety information is also given away by the officials of the concerned dept. along with a demonstration on how to use a fire extinguisher in case of an emergency.   The campaign so far has proved to be highly successful, garnering immense support as well as participation of the general public.