The U.N led International Day for Disaster Reduction has been celebrated by 392 NCC cadets in Udaipur who marched through the city to deliver the message on natural disasters and necessary precautions that must be taken during emergency situations.

A rally under the supervision of group Commandar I.S Sahdeva started early in the morning from Saheli Marg and passed through Chetak Circle, Court Circle, Panchwati and back to Saheli Marg to finally reach NCC Bhavan. The programme was followed by Drawing & Painting competition by NCC cadets.

On the occasion several military officers were present including Lieutenant Colonel Bharat Prakash.

According to the official website of Disaster Reduction, the motive of the event is as follows:

“Disaster risk reduction is about understanding our personal and environmental risks of a hazard, like an earthquake, flood, hurricane/cyclone and landslides and finding ways to reduce this risk so that we are not affected by them or be able to bounce back quickly if they do affect us.”