Delhi CM launches disaster-ready campaign for school safety

new delhi: delhi chief minister rekha gupta on tuesday said the country must focus on becoming “disaster ready”, stressing that schools should be fully equipped to handle emergencies involving thousands of children on campus.speaking after launching the 'disaster ready school safety campaign' across six educational districts from a private school in pusa road, gupta said the initiative will strengthen preparedness and response systems in educational institutions.“it is very important that our country and cities are disaster ready. schools must have all facilities to tackle any emergency,” she said.the cm said the nationwide campaign begins from delhi, adding that “disaster-ready schools are a very important initiative” and will help delhi become a city capable of responding to any crisis.delhi lieutenant governor vinai kumar saxena and education minister ashish sood were also present at the launch.ina post on x, gupta said the campaign aims to ensure every school prepares a disaster management plan and conducts regular mock drills so that children understand “what immediate steps to take by staying calm” during an emergency.she added that teachers and school staff will receive specialised training that can help save lives in real crises.the initiative is being carried out jointly by the national disaster management authority (ndma), delhi disaster management authority (ddma) and the education department.