The directorate of civil defence is now providing training for children at civil defence division 17 JC Nagar and RT Nagar, which was launched on Saturday.
The directorate of civil defence is now providing training for children at civil defence division 17 JC Nagar and RT Nagar, which was launched on Saturday.
More than 20 children in the age group of 12 -15 years will now get basic training to act respond during an emergency. “Children from various schools have been trained in self-defence, fire safety, traffic management, first aid, etc. Government agencies have provided the children with the necessary training to act swiftly,” said divisional warden Cheryl Rebello.
Additional commissioner of police (traffic) Praveen Sood said: “During assembly polls, we wait for leaders to be elected to solve problems. Then we waited for corporators to solve our problems. The basic flaw is we want somebody else to solve our problem. We have to realise that we have enough power and knowledge to solve our problems,” he said.
Ria, a student of Sophia School, said: “I received self-defence training and I can defend myself if somebody misbehaves. I can also help the public.” St Joseph’s School student Ratik said: “I didn’t know how to put out a fire using extinguishers and how to provide first aid. Here, I learnt how to save a life; that is amazing.”
Administrative Training Institute (ATI) director-general Dr Amit Prasad said Karnataka is not a disaster-prone zone.
“But we have to be prepared to tackle disasters by studying where the problem lies in each locality. We’re not able to reach people in time. This is the situation during a disaster. People should respond to the situation rather than reacting to it. For this, people should improve their communication skills. We should take the help of FM radio channels to do community service. The London bombing and the recent mine workers rescue in Chile are examples of good disaster management,” said Prasad.
To save the city, save the surroundings. Smaller places in and around the city should be developed, noted Prasad.
Chief Warden Major-General (Retd) TM John, additional director, civil defence and IGP, and additional commandant, General Home Guards Jayaprakash V Nayak, BBMP special commissioner Siddaiah and others participated in the function.
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