Following
the guidelines from Directorate of Education ,Govt .of NCT Delhi,
Mount Abu Public School Sector 5 Rohini conducted the MOCK DRILL on 27
November wherein the building was evacuated and material including posters
,slogans and paintings regarding first aid and educative material
on essentials of disaster preparedness and emergency services prepared
by the students were put as exhibits to cause awareness among the children as to how they can prepare themselves for any kind of disaster. A Mock Drill is the testing of the efficacy of Disaster Management Plan. It
is a participatory method to practice the safety-related measures and
evacuation of a building during an emergency situation. The fire-alarm
was activated and the building was evacuated within the prescribed time
as though a real fire had occurred. The members of the disaster
management committee participated actively to sensitize all others for
the disaster preparedness and showed their proactive role in the whole
process ,from evacuating the building ,working for rescue and first
aid to the injured. The main objectives of the mock drill is to ascertain the preparedness of the school to tackle an emergency situation in ensuring the safety of the students and to sensitize them on the precautionary measures to be followed in case of need.
