Disaster management training programme
Source: The Sangai Express
Senapati:, September 23 2017:
Civil Defence and Disaster Management Department, Manipur organised a disaster management training programme was held at Mt Everest College Conference hall yesterday, under the aegis of by Relief and Disaster Management Department .
The training was organised owning to the terrain of the district which is prone to natural disasters .
Vice Principal of Mt Everest College, Mohammed Ayub Khan, Relief and Disaster Management and Civil Defence Manipur staff officer and retd Public Relations Officer, Civil Defence V Pumsiam attended the training programme as dignitaries .
The training aims to save life, protect property from disasters by the rescue and first aid volunteers including NSS and NCC members .
Speaking at the training programme, Ayub Khan said that the State is located in a high seismic zone area and added that the structures in hill slope areas are likely to be damaged if an earthquake with a magnitude of 7 to 7.5 occurs.