Emergency Kit Plan
Printable emergency kit checklist: India
India advice: at least 3 days.
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At home
Water
5 litres for each person each day (India advice counts water for each pet. It is in your target.)
The source does not say what this water is for.
- People in your home
- Days
- Total to keep
- 1 litre bottles
- 2 litre bottles
- 20 litre cans
Food
3 meals a day for each adult and child. This count is ours, not official advice.
Tins
- Baked beans
- Soup
- Tinned fish
- Tinned meat
- Tinned vegetables
- Tinned fruit
Packets and jars
- Crackers or oatcakes
- Peanut butter
- Breakfast cereal
- Long-life milk
- Dried fruit and nuts
- Cereal bars
Needs heat or boiled water
- Rice, pasta or noodles
- Porridge oats
Count these only if you can cook without mains power.
News and contact
- Emergency telephone numbers near telephones
- A charged mobile phone
Health and hygiene
- Your prescription medicines
- The needs of babies and of family members on special diets
Papers and money
- Important documents in a waterproof bag or container
Numbers to call
Official lists used: Government of India, National Centre for Disease Control (Ministry of Health and Family Welfare), Emergency Preparedness Checklist, read 12 November 2026.Emergency Kit Plan
Emergency Kit Plan
India
Grab bag
Grab bag
A grab bag is for when you have to leave home in a hurry. If you have more time to leave, you can use your home kit.
- Drinking water (packed and sealed) and dry, non-perishable food
- Battery-operated torch
- Extra batteries
- Candles and matches or a lighter in a waterproof container
- Emergency plan and details of family members
- Local map
- Contact numbers
- Important documents
- Extra cash
- Extra set of vehicle keys and house keys
- First aid box
- Face-mask
- Hand sanitizer
- Prescription medicines
- Chlorine tablets (to purify water)
- Knife and scissors
- Whistle
- Duct tape
- Paper and pencils
- Battery operated radio
- Mobile phone and charger
- Power bank
- Personal aid e.g. glasses
- Soaps, sanitary pads, wipes, toilet paper, paper towels
- Thick ropes and cords
- Weather-appropriate dry clothes including undergarments, and safe, protective footwear
- Blankets
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Numbers to call
Official lists used: Government of India, National Centre for Disease Control (Ministry of Health and Family Welfare), Emergency Preparedness Checklist, read 12 November 2026.Emergency Kit Plan