NDSMA conducts mega mock drill exercise

Mega mock drill on emergency preparation during earthquake being displayed at Kiphire on March 13. (DIPR Photo)

 

Kiphire: Joining along with the North- Eastern State and the Nagaland State Disaster Management Authority (NDSMA) along with Kiphire District Incident Response System (KDIRS) Unit conducted a one day mega mock drill exercise at the district headquarter on March 13, the mega mock-drill exercise is for preparedness in time of emergency. This preparation exercise is at par with 8.4 Richter scale earthquakes, which has struck at Shillong in the 70’s.

DC Kiphire Neposo Thelou who is also the Chairman of the KDIRS unit after observing the mock drill said the overall performance of the participants were  very satisfactory as the concern district has the control ability, however, he opined that there are some gray areas like lack of proper equipments in time of emergency. The district need to equip ourselves if not the programme was conducted very smoothly, he added.

While thanking the participants for their cooperation he also said that nodal department in the district need to have regular mock drill to prepare ourselves. State media officer Keren Rose Koza while speaking on behalf of NSDMA on the occasion thanked KDIRS unit and the participants for conducting the programme in grand success.

Mokokchung: Along with other North East states, Disaster Management Mock Drill Exercise was successfully conducted at Mokokchung on March 13. With the arrangement of the District Emergency Operation Centre (EOC) at the Town Hall, the Mock Exercise was conducted simultaneously in five locations – Queen Mary Higher Secondary School (QMHSS), Mayangnokcha Government Higher Secondary School (MHSS), Imkongliba Memorial District Hospital (IMDH), Supong Shopping Mall and MMC Shopping Complex.

After the mock drill, all the officers gathered at Imkongmeren Sports Complex where the Relief Camp, Incident Command post and staging area was located.

Deputy Commissioner, Mokokchung, Murohu Chotso thanked all the officers for their active participation. He also thanked all departments involved especially Police, Assam Rifles, Home Guard and Medical departments for successfully carrying out the Mock Drill.