It is heartening to share that Reliance Institute of Management, Goregaon Mumbai had taken an initiative to organize training for their Executives to raise their level of awareness and impart education to them to minimize losses of lives, property and infrastructure from disasters. The workshop was organized on 24 May 2013. The team of Saritsa Foundation imparted the education with practical training and mock drills with guidance how to integrate issues related with disaster risks reduction and sustainable development. It is pleasure to share that Executives from Chennai and Bangalore commented "We had never experienced such a good training to learn about disasters and minimizing losses by developing skills and responding with confidence". Training program was conducted with a module of five sessions as under: Session 1 – An over view of Disaster Management Mechanisms in INDIA and Integrating Disaster Risk Reduction and Development- Formulating plans for knowledge Management and Capacity Building- A people centered, people led, people owned mechanisms of developing Safety culture and Resilience. Session 2 – Fire emergencies a holistic Approach for Preparedness - Saving lives, property and infrastructure, -Case studies of major MUMBAI FIRES. Session 3 – Terrorism and Bomb Blasts including chemical, biological And nuclear terror. Session 4 – Floods - Floods, flash flood and landslides – Science behind Floods and assessing proneness of the region to Floods and preparing to cope up with local resources, experience and expertise. Session 5 – Live scenarios for planning response to disasters- A Table Top Exercise for impact quantification.

1. SARITSA FOUNDATION (SARITSA CHARITY TRUST)
A Mobile University For Disaster Risk Reduction & Climate Change
Builds capacity to reduce risks from disasters and climate change
by reaching to “Door Steps of vulnerable people - "A
People Centered, People Led, and People Owned Resilience and
Safety Culture Methodology.

2. It is heartening to share that Reliance Institute of
Management, Goregaon Mumbai had taken an
initiative to organize training for their Executives to
raise their level of awareness and impart education to
them to minimize losses of lives, property and
infrastructure from disasters. The workshop was
organized on 24 May 2013.
The team of Saritsa Foundation imparted the education
with practical training and mock drills with guidance
how to integrate issues related with disaster risks
reduction and sustainable development. It is pleasure
to share that Executives from Chennai and Bangalore
commented "We had never experienced such a good
training to learn about disasters and minimizing losses
by developing skills and responding with confidence".

3. Training program was conducted with a module of five
sessions as under:
Session 1 –
An over view of Disaster Management Mechanisms in
INDIA and Integrating Disaster Risk Reduction and
Development- Formulating plans for knowledge
Management and Capacity Building- A people centered,
people led, people owned mechanisms of developing
Safety culture and Resilience.
Session 2 –
Fire emergencies a holistic Approach for Preparedness
- Saving lives, property and infrastructure, -Case
studies of major MUMBAI FIRES.

4. Session 3 –
Terrorism and Bomb Blasts including chemical,
biological And nuclear terror.
Session 4 –
Floods - Floods, flash flood and landslides – Science
behind Floods and assessing proneness of the region to
Floods and preparing to cope up with local resources,
experience and expertise.
Session 5 –
Live scenarios for planning response to disasters- A
Table Top Exercise for impact quantification.

5. Prof.(Dr.) Deepak Ukidave one of the consultant of Reliance
Institute of Management, Goregaon Mumbai welcoming Colonel
Nagar M Verma,Director General Saritsa Foundation at the
program.

6. Colonel Nagar M Verma, Director General Saritsa
Foundation speaking at the opening session.

7. Shri. Pratap Karguppikar, Director Maharashtra of Saritsa
Foundation and Former Chief of Mumbai Fire Brigade speaking
to the participants to prepare for fire emergencies.

10. A participants practices to move out of office premises
to protect from Toxic Smoke in case of Fire emergency.

11. Prof. Anant Dalal (IIT Mumbai, Alumni), Director Program Coordination of Saritsa Foundation imparting education to protect
from chemical and biological hazards.

26. One of the lady Executive, Ms. Sheetal Ruparel learning
and leading from front for others to cope with floods.

36. The participants.

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38. Please Contact /Donate
saritsa@vsnl.net OR saritsafoundationindia.in@gmail.com,
http://www.youtube.com/user/saritsafoundation
Mob- 09323157377,
Tel- 91 22 24366370
Fax - 022- 24370138
Website- saritsafoundation.org (Mozilla Firefox)
Donation/Support by donors/supporters be sent on name of
Saritsa Foundation(Saritsa Charity Trust) by Cheque/Draft to
Corporation Bank of India, Mumbai Worli Branch. SB Account No.
017400101011299. IFSC : CORP0000174. OR Transfer of the
Donation/Support on name of Prof. Smita Kadam, Executive
Director through Western Union Money Transfer, Mumbai India.