Palghar schoolchildren learn disaster ABCs; one officer’s personal mission to teach his child about climate change is now shaping a new generation of disaster-ready students

The familiar “A for Apple” has just been replaced with “A for Alert” in government schools across Palghar , thanks to an innovative and deeply personal campaign by a district official. Vivekanand Kadam, chief of the District Disaster Management Cell, is funding and leading a volunteer-driven initiative that introduces a Disaster Management Alphabet Chart under the Disaster Management Early Education Campaign in zilla parishad schools. The goal: to make safety and preparedness part of early learning.

The idea was born from a personal moment last summer. “Sometime last year, my 16-month-old son suddenly started cryin

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