The Indian Merchants Chamber in New Mumbai held a disaster preparedness education workshop on March 15, 2012 where members learned skills to cope with disasters from the Saritsa Foundation. Colonel N.M. Verma and Professor Smita Kadam of the Saritsa Foundation taught both women and elder members of the chamber how to make floaters and use lifejackets during floods using everyday household items. Demonstrations covered proper tying techniques and uses for floatation devices.

1. DISASTER PREPAREDNESS EDUCATION
REACHES
TO THE “DOOR STEPS” OF MEMBERS OF
INDIAN MERCHANTS CHEMBER
NEW MUMBAI ON 15 MARCH 2012.

2. Shri. R.K. Jain Chairman IMC New Mumbai welcoming
Colonel N M Verma , Director General
Saritsa Foundation at the workshop

3. Shri. R.K. Jain Chairman IMC New Mumbai welcoming
Prof. Smita Kadam, Executive Director Saritsa Foundation
at the workshop.

4. Women members of IMC were
very active and developed skills.

5. Women members of IMC were very
active and developed skills.

6. Elder members of IMC were equally
keen and attentive.

7. The participants are attentive and keenly learning
skills to cope with disasters.

8. Household items like 10 liter can or
20 liter cyan be used for swimming or
making a floater in floods.

9. Making use of a tier tube to floater during
floods – A participants learns.

10. How to make floaters and tying it
properly is important – a
demonstration.

11. Demonstration of a lifejacket for
its use in floods.

12. Shri. R.K. Jain , Chairman IMC
New Mumbai learning to use
lifejacket for floating during floods.

13. Participants being explain and
demonstrated local equipment to
be use during floods.

14. Team of Saritsa Foundation with Shri. R.K. Jain Chairman
IMC New Mumbai and other members.