• Ignore rumours, stay calm, don’t panic.
• Keep your mobile phones charged for emergency communication; use SMS.
• Listen to radio, watch TV, read newspapers for weather updates.
• Keep cattle/animals untied to ensure their safety.
• Prepare an emergency kit with essential items for safety and survival.
• Keep your documents and valuables in water-proof bags.
• Be aware of flash flood areas such as canals, streams, drainage channels.

• Repair deep plaster cracks in ceilings and foundations. Get expert advice if there are signs of structural defects. Anchor overhead lighting fixtures to the ceiling.
• Follow BIS codes relevant to your area for building standards
• Fasten shelves securely to walls.
• Place large or heavy objects on lower shelves.
• Store breakable items such as bottled foods, glass, and china in low, closed cabinets with latches.
Hang heavy items such as pictures and mirrors away from beds, settees, and anywhere that people sit.
• Brace overhead light and fan fixtures.
• Repair defective electrical wiring and leaky gas connections. These are potential fire risks.
• Secure water heaters, LPG cylinders etc., by strapping them to the walls or bolting to the floor.
• Store weed killers, pesticides, and flammable products securely in closed cabinets with latches and on bottom shelves.
• Identify safe places indoors and outdoors.
• Under strong dining table, bed Against an inside wall Away from where glass could shatter around windows, mirrors, pictures, or where heavy bookcases or other heavy furniture could fall over In the open, away from buildings, trees, telephone and electrical lines, flyovers and bridges Know emergency telephone numbers (such as those of doctors, hospitals, the police, etc) Educate yourself and family members PSHA Table at Grid Points.

• Know your building’s evacuation plan.
• Evacuate calmly and quickly whenever a fire alarm or carbon monoxide alarm sounds.
• Keep important items such as medications and medical equipment handy for quick access in the event of a building evacuation.
• Know two ways out of any building.
• Before opening a door, feel it with the back of your hand. If the door is hot, do not open it.
• If you encounter smoke during your evacuation, stay low to the floor.
• Know the outside rally point for your building.
• Test smoke and carbon monoxide alarms regularly.
• Make sure that hallways and stairway doors close tightly.

Heat Wave conditions can result in physiological strain, which could even result in death.:-

To minimise the impact during the heat wave and to prevent serious ailment or death because of heat stroke, you can take the following measures:-

• Avoid going out in the sun, especially between 12.00 noon and 3.00 p.m.
• Drink sufficient water and as often as possible, even if not thirsty Wear lightweight, light-coloured, loose, and porous cotton clothes. Use protective goggles, umbrella/hat, shoes or chappals while going out in sun.
• Avoid strenuous activities when the outside temperature is high. Avoid working outside between 12 noon and 3 p.m.
• While travelling, carry water with you.
• Avoid alcohol, tea, coffee and carbonated soft drinks, which dehydrates the body.
• Avoid high-protein food and do not eat stale food.
• If you work outside, use a hat or an umbrella and also use a damp cloth on your head, neck, face and limbs Do not leave children or pets in parked vehicles
• If you feel faint or ill, see a doctor immediately.
• Use ORS, homemade drinks like lassi, torani (rice water), lemon water, buttermilk, etc. which helps to re-hydrate the body.
• Keep animals in shade and give them plenty of water to drink.
• Keep your home cool, use curtains, shutters or sunshade and open windows at night.
• Use fans, damp clothing and take bath in cold water frequently.

In a bomb threat scenario, you want to take your belongings with you, as in the explosion’s aftermath the assortment of scattered identifying items makes police work more difficult.:-

• Stay away from windows because they can shatter and slash you and the force of explosion may push you out of the window. If you find yourself trapped, you want to stay away from edges; you want to distance yourself from the bomb, relocate to a central position in the building, and hide beneath something that can hold the weight of the collapsing ceiling.
• If it’s a suicide bomber’s assault, flee from the area and stay cut off from the crowd. Terrorists, when engaging in acts of urban warfare against civilians, are always trying to kill the largest group of people.

COVID-19 के सबसे आग लक्षण बुखार, थकान और सॉस लेने में तकलीफ है।

• The comic series is aimed at informing children, especially those below the age of 12 years, about how they can take preventive measures to fight the virus in the most comprehensive manner. While adults and teens are making use of newspapers, social media and television to make themselves aware, for children, especially below the age of 12 years, coronavirus has become a cause of concern as they aren't able to comprehend the talks about the disease. Citing the reason that parents may be busy and may not be able to resolve the queries of their kids, the PGIMER, Chandigarh and Panjab University designed the comic book to help children learn about the virus and encourage them to become a hero of prevention by defeating Corona.
• Superhero Vaayu who lives in the foothills of the Himalayas in India is called by the children for help to protect children from sudden panic and fear about COVID-19.