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Maharashtra Schools Teach Children Disaster Preparedness Through Alphabet Chart
Some government schools in Maharashtra are using a special alphabet chart to teach children about disasters.
Instead of only learning familiar words like Apple and Ball, children see words such as Alert, Bunker and Cyclone.
The chart also explains ideas like leaving an unsafe place and helping with search and rescue.
Palghar District Disaster Management Officer Vivekanand Kadam created it.
He first made the alphabet for his toddler, Vedansh, in 2024.
He later turned it into a learning tool for schools.
The chart uses simple words, repetition and pictures to make the ideas easier to learn.
It was formally launched on July 26, 2025.
Government schools in Maharashtra are using an illustrated alphabet chart to teach disaster preparedness.
The chart links letters to terms such as Alert, Bunker and Cyclone.
It also introduces concepts including evacuation, mitigation, search and rescue, and tsunami early warning systems.
Palghar District Disaster Management Officer Vivekanand Kadam created the chart using simple words, repetition and visual learning.
Kadam first made the alphabet for his toddler in 2024; it was formally launched on July 26, 2025, Kargil Vijay Diwas.
- Who
- Government school students in Maharashtra, and the chart's creator, Palghar District Disaster Management Officer Vivekanand Kadam.
- What
- An illustrated alphabet chart is being used to teach children disaster-preparedness terms and concepts.
- Where
- Several government schools in Maharashtra.
- When
- The idea began in 2024, and the chart was formally launched on July 26, 2025.
- Why
- To make disaster preparedness familiar to children through simple words, repetition and visual learning, amid concerns about future climate change and disasters.
Key facts
- Creator
- Vivekanand Kadam, Palghar District Disaster Management Officer
- Initial idea
- Kadam first made the alphabet for his toddler, Vedansh, in 2024.
- School use
- Several government schools in Maharashtra use the chart.
- Example alphabet terms
- A for Alert, B for Bunker and C for Cyclone.
- Other concepts
- Evacuation, mitigation, search and rescue, and tsunami early warning systems.
- Launch date
- July 26, 2025, Kargil Vijay Diwas.
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