City firm designs disaster management lessons on the lines of Snakes and Ladders

  • 24/06/2008

  • Indian Express (Mumbai)

UNICEF and UN-ISDR evince interest in the computer-based game; plan to take the idea forward Taking a cue from the established fact that learning is best acquired if taught in a fun manner, Pune-based Neeti Solutions Pvt Ltd has devised a new version of the timeless game Snakes and Ladders. In its new avatar, the computer game is aimed at teaching children about fires and earthquakes and how best to cope with them. "The disaster management textbooks in schools do not provide practical knowledge on what to do in such situations. In the US, all students