Do's for Protection from Landslides:
- Prepare tour to hilly region according to information given by weather department or news channel.
- Move away from landslide and avalanche path quickly without wasting time.
- Listen for unusual sounds such as trees cracking or boulders knocking together.
- Stay alert, awake and active (A-3) during the impact or probability of impact.
- Go to or locate public shelters,
- Try to stay with your family and companions.
- Check for injured and trapped persons.
- Mark path of tracking so that you can’t be lost in middle of the forest.
- Know how to give signs or how to communicate during emergency time to flying helicopters and rescue team.
Don'ts for Protection from Landslides:
- Try to avoid staying in vulnerable hotel, guest house etc. near riverbank, steep slope.
- Do not panic and loose energy by crying.
- Don’t touch or walk over loose material and electrical wiring or pole.
- Don’t built houses near steep slopes and near drainage path.
- Don’t drink contaminated water directly from rivers, springs, wells but rain water if collected directly without is fine.
- Don’t eat wild fruits or things not known to you,
- Don’t move an injured person without rendering first aid unless the casualty is in immediate danger.