Conference on earthquake preparedness held
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, April 12 2022:
National Disaster Management Authority and Department of Relief & Disaster Management jointly organised a coordination conference on earthquake preparedness at Imphal West DC conference hall on Tuesday.
Speaking at the programme which was attended by representatives of CAPF, NDRF, SDRF, etc; project coordinator K Chandrasekhar informed that a State Level Mock Exercise will be organised on April 21 to ensure that public and various stake holders are trained on the basics for ensuring minimum damage during an event of earthquake.
Ahead of the exercise, the coordination conference has been organised to impart training on steps to be taken by each district's Incident Response Team (ICT) for coordinating with stakeholders in their respective district; preparation required at district level, on how to form evacuation plan; function of police, traffic police and fire service during an earthquake along with identifying the gaps in the coordination effort, he informed.