Safety
We help communities prepare for emergencies, reduce the risks around them, and respond when disasters happen.
Kangra faces earthquakes, floods, landslides, fires, and other emergencies. Its mountain terrain can also make communities harder to reach when roads or communications are disrupted.
What This Involves
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Preparing Communities
When outside help takes time to arrive, the first response begins with the people already there.
We train village volunteers in first aid, rescue and evacuation, fire response, and other practical emergency skills.
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Understanding Risk
Preparing well starts with understanding what is at risk.
We map hazards and assess vulnerable sites to understand where damage is most likely and what can be done to reduce the risk. After a disaster, damage assessments can also help guide recovery.
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Making Buildings Safer
In an earthquake, safer construction can reduce harm before emergency response even begins.
We train local masons in earthquake-resistant construction techniques and assess buildings to identify structures that may need closer attention.
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Strengthening Local Response
Effective emergency response depends on people and institutions working together.
We help organise local response teams and connect communities, volunteers, government agencies, hospitals, and other local institutions so they can prepare and respond together.
This work also includes emergency communication systems such as amateur radio.
EDMRC Kangra
EDMRC Kangra brings together our disaster preparedness, training, and emergency-response work.
Its Mission Hospital Road campus includes accommodation for trainees, training halls, a library, a GIS and amateur-radio lab, and grounds for drills and simulations.