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BMC To Provide Training To Citizens In Landslide-Prone Areas In Mumbai

by Suraj V. Digital Marketing (sr. SEO Expert)


The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to train people living in landslide-prone areas in Mumbai from May 20.

This development comes amid a rising threat of landslides in the city and interior parts of the neighbouring cities such as MMR.

As per BMC’s survey this year, 72 locations fall under highly vulnerable category.

Meanwhile on priority basis, civic body will start training in the most vulnerable locations in Bhandup, Powai, Vikhroli, and Ghatkopar in the city.

In addition, with the help of NGOs, BMC will also distribute a disaster management kit to all the residents in the highly vulnerable locations— a torch, whistle, waterproof bag to keep important papers and jewellery in, biscuit, and a water pouch. The team will also give does/don’ts during landslides.

It plans to cover all the 72 landslide prone areas before monsoon begins.

According to reports, over 50 people have lost their lives in landslides in the past three years in Mumbai. Of the total, 29 died in two separate incidents at Vikhroli and Chembur last year alone.

Who will be trained?

Trainers will visit the sites, talk to the youth, and give out basic information about the programme and its need among the locals. It will then select ten volunteers to train from each community.

As per the module, their training will include rescue operation, crowd control, casualty-carrying method, how to contact and direct authorities to the site, first aid, and carrying the disabled and elderly.

The civic body is also preparing a database of all the elderly and disabled living in the landslide-prone areas and may require additional help. The trained volunteers will be provided with the list.

Additionally, a team of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) with its state headquarters in Pune will be positioned in these vulnerable spots. Ahead of the monsoon, in coordination with the locals, they will also survey the area.

An NDRF team is based in Andheri while a fire brigade team is also stationed in each of the 24 wards, but on a few occasions, they have been unable to reach some spots quickly.


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