On the occasion of World Social Work Day 2021, the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of Assam down town University organised an interactive session while the Faculty of Engineering and Technology organised an awareness talk at Rajabari village, located near the university campus at Panikhaiti. Keeping accordance with the theme for World Social Work Day 2021 – ‘Strengthening Social Solidarity & Global Connectedness’ – the interactive session was on Disaster Management and Mitigation: Importance of Social Solidarity while the awareness talk focused on Disaster Management and Mitigation.

It may be mentioned here that World Social Work Day is celebrated all over the world on Tuesday of the third week of March.

Dr. Prateeti Barman, Dean (i/c) of Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, AdtU said “We have organised this program here at Rajabari as this village is highly prone to one of the most dangerous natural disaster, that is, flood. We humans, as social animals, are interdependent on one another and it is the social solidarity at times of need that leads to the solution of issues as well as sustainable development. Keeping this in mind, the session has been organised for the residents of this village”. “This is just the initial phase; we shall be visiting the village again and have one-to-one interactions to know more about their issues and try to provide solutions” she added. During the interactive session, Dr. Barman said that it is not possible to solve the issues caused by flood within a day or two. “Together, with your support, we can solve all issues within a definite span of time” she said, while urging the villagers to stay in solidarity. She has also highlighted and discussed with the women their issues during flood specially their reproductive health.

During the awareness talk, faculty members of the Department of Engineering and Technology, AdtU spoke about understanding rain and flood, and planning a way out accordingly. They spoke about the importance of clean drinking water during the time of flood and how the same can be done using chlorine, availability of food material and preparedness for sudden flood among others. The department also assured the villagers of providing technical help necessary to face the regional flood.

Over 50 residents of the village attended the program.