19-Mar-2011
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Acting on the time-tested premise that it is not the hazards that kill, but ill-preparedness and lack of awareness that convert a hazard into a disaster.
Acting on the time-tested premise that it is not the hazards that kill, but ill-preparedness and lack of awareness that convert a hazard into a disaster, the Haryana state secondary education department has scripted a disaster awareness-cum-preparedness plan for students of secondary schools. Each school in the state will now have a disaster management club.
Source: www.financialexpress.com, March 18, 2011. “Disaster lessons for Haryana students”