Sunday, January 25, 2009

ANIRUDDHA'S ACADEMY OF DISASTER MANAGEMENT


Aniruddha's Academy of Disaster Management (AADM) is a charitable organization with the prime objective as "Disaster Management". It is the culmination of Parampoojya Sadguru Shri Aniruddha Bapu's divine foresight and vision that has given concrete shape to the idea of of having an academy of disaster management. This Academy imparts basic training on disaster management to the citizens of the country. The training consists of theory and practical coverage of concepts of Disaster Management and how to cope with disasters, both natural and man-made.
Various other projects undertaken by AADM for welfare and well-being of the society are as follows:

Basic Training Course
This basic training course is a one week course which imparts basic disaster management training. This one week course consists of training in rescue techniques, CPCR (Cardio Pulmonary Cerebral Resuscitation), Fire-fighting etc. In addition to this study and response to natural disasters such as earthquake, floods, cyclones, famines and man-made disasters such as bomb-blasts, riots and nuclear, biological and chemical warfare is also included. After the completion of this 1 week course the trainees (also called Disaster Management Volunteers) become confident enough to deal with disasters and in case of major disasters these volunteers can help the authorities conveniently.
The basic aim of of this course is to save one life's first in order to be able to save other people's lives.

Natural Disasters
Mumbai has been witness to several bomb-blasts and terror activities. DMVs have aided participated and aided police and authorities in the rescue. Some examples are the 11 July 2006 blast in suburban trains as also the blasts in Ghatkopar and Mumbai Central.

Crowd Conrtrol during festivals
Festivals such as Ganesh immersion, Mahalxmi, Mandhardevi invites huge crowd of devotees from all across the country and it is only natural that the police and other authorities require as much assistance as possible. DMV's trained through AADM have participated in such "crowd control" activities in thousands helped in regulating and controlling crowds. The dedication and participation in these activities has been applauded and recognised by the Police, BMC and various others.

Vermiculture
Vermicluture is considered as the most effective and environment friendly fertilizers. Almost all waste can be converted to vermicompost very easily and at a household level. Through this project, thousands of citizens across this country have started Vermiculture at their residence and it is being run successfully. To date almost 15 tonnes of vermicompost has been distributed to needy farmers, absolutely free of cost. The major advantage of this is that household waste and garvage can be easily converted into a very effective fertilizer.

Ganesh Re-Immersion
Lord Ganesh idols are usually made of Plaster of Paris, which does not dissolve in water easliy. The day after immersion on beaches, these idols are forced back to the shores by the flowing water. This is not a pleasant sight to watch. The volunteers undertake the re-immersion of these idols in deeper water with the help of boats.

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