UPMSP High School Disaster Mgmt case studies
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Disaster Management is a subject in the Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad (UP Board) high school curriculum, assessed as part of the Class 10 examination for students following the UP Board syllabus. It introduces students to why disasters happen, how hazards become disasters, and what individuals, schools and communities can do before, during and after an emergency. The UPMSP High School Disaster Mgmt case studies are 5 cases and about 3,721 words.
1Was the Sonbhadra Cloudburst a Disaster? Classification and Terminology
On 12 July a block in Sonbhadra district recorded 98 mm of rain between 3:00 and 4:00 p.m. By evening a seasonal stream (nallah) had jumped its channel and swept through three hamlets.
760 words, about 4 min2Ghaghra Flood Forecast: Shelter Choice 60 Hours Before the Peak
A village panchayat of 1,300 people lies on the left bank of the Ghaghra in Gonda district, behind a 4.5 km earthen embankment built in 1998. The embankment breached in 2016 and again in 2020; after each breach the village was rebuilt in the same place because the farmland is there, while the government resettlement site is 3 km away on higher ground.
563 words, about 3 min3Day 3 in a Gorakhpur Relief Camp: Diarrhoea, Rumours and Standards
On day 3 after flooding in Gorakhpur, 612 people are living in a degree college: four rooms, three toilets, one hand pump in the courtyard, and a kitchen run by two self-help groups. The CMO's team reports 8 cases of watery diarrhoea in 24 hours, two of them children under 5 with sunken eyes and no tears.
755 words, about 4 min4Four Casualties, One Trained Rescuer: Triage and First Aid on the Highway
on a highway in Uttar Pradesh, 24 km from the nearest community health centre. The ambulance has been called and will take about 25 minutes.
850 words, about 4 min545.5°C in Jhansi: A School Heat Action Plan in 48 Hours
Jhansi, Bundelkhand, last week of May. The IMD forecast is 45.5°C for the next four days; the normal for this period is 41°C.
793 words, about 4 min