CM unveils disaster readiness campaignfor safety in schools

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 Chief Minister of Delhi Rekha Gupta lighting the lamp to inaugurate the ‘Disaster Ready School Safety Campaign’  astatine  Springdales School successful  New Delhi connected  Tuesday.

Chief Minister of Delhi Rekha Gupta lighting the lamp to inaugurate the ‘Disaster Ready School Safety Campaign’ astatine Springdales School successful New Delhi connected Tuesday. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR

Amid a spate of hoax weaponry threats targeting schools crossed the Capital, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta connected Tuesday launched a catastrophe preparedness run aimed astatine ensuring the information of students during exigency situations.

Speaking astatine the motorboat of the ‘Disaster Ready School Safety Campaign’ astatine Springdales School connected Pusa Road, Ms. Gupta said, “This run has lone 1 motive – that each schoolhouse successful Delhi becomes safer. The Delhi authorities and the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) are helping schools amended information measures.”

Education Minister Ashish Sood said the inaugural has already covered 2,082 schools and volition soon see each 5,500-plus schools successful the Capital. “This inaugural volition bring structured mock drills, information training, and disaster absorption readying into mundane practice,” helium said. 

Ms. Gupta added that each schoolhouse volition behaviour regular mock drills to assistance children recognize contiguous steps to instrumentality portion staying calm during exigency situations. 

Published - December 03, 2025 02:00 americium IST

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