Management Of Man Made Disasters In Secondary Schools In Ranchi District With Special Reference To Prevention And Preparedness

Abstract

Man-made Disasters also termed as human-induced disasters or of anthropogenic origin are man-made events, of sudden or progressive nature, which impact the affected community adversely. School students suffer mostly from various types of disasters, whether naturally occurring or man-made, which result in injuries, deaths, disruption of normal lives, trauma, stress and adversely affect their overall development. They are future generation citizens of the society. newlineSchool Safety is very essential, as school is the center of major academic and community activities and a system of disaster preparedness and approaches for disaster prevention can be created in case of various disasters. A disaster resilient society can be created by educating children in schools on different types of disasters and their prevention. newlineDisaster Management consists of two components, the preparedness to face any disaster and relief during and after any disaster. In the pre-disaster stage, efforts are made to reduce potential loses to lives and properties when disaster actually strikes. newlineJharkhand is an Indian state, with 4226 Primary and Secondary schools as per data till 11/06/2018 retrieved from the official website of Education, Ranchi out of which 2369 are Government schools and 1857 are Private schools. The state has nearly 1235 secondary schools which have marked differences with respect to infrastructure, and preparedness to deal with various man-made disasters. newlineRanchi district houses 85 Government secondary schools affiliated to Jharkhand Academic Council (JAC) and 63 Private Secondary Schools which are approved by affiliating body namely, Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). newlineThe research is designed for students of secondary schools as they can be more easily oriented and trained on the preparedness and prevention activities of disaster management than the students of kindergarten or primary schools. newline