Govt. Girls High SchoolS Sita Road, K N Shah Dadu

Nice Work, but there should be more detail about Sita City and School also. Children are the most valuable asset and are amongst the most vulnerable segments of society. Destruction caused by major Flooding or earthquake. There is a potential threat of similar disaster in various areas of Sindh. This area is also exposed to a few other major hazards such as Earthquakes, Flooding, Fires, Conflicts etc.. There, generally, is an agreement among experts that many schools collapse due to lack of knowledge and lack of policy formulation and guidelines for school site selection, design, construction, and use of construction material, etc. Equally contributing to such factors is lack of preparedness in schools in terms of evacuation plans, designated evacuation areas, and safety awareness. It is known that existing technology and knowledge can be applied in a cost effective manner to lower risks to schools. Promoting school safety is of strategic importance to overall community safety as activities related to school safety trickle down to the larger community through various means such as training of masons, interests of parents, and conveyance of information by children to the entire household. Educating school children on how to make their environment risk-free may lead to educated and safer generations.

• Zahid Khaleel Soomro, Jamshoro