Nagaland gears up for annual disaster preparedness test

October 20, 2023 34 Views No Comment

NEPEx 2023 Set for November 2

DIMAPUR, OCTOBER 20 (MExN): The Nagaland State Disaster Management Authority (NSDMA) will organize the annual Nagaland Emergency Preparedness Exercise (NEPEx) on November 2 to test the capability of the State to respond to any event of Disaster.

A report from the DIPR informed that NEPEx 2023 will simulate earthquake and extreme weather condition. An orientation and coordination conference will be held on October 20 by the NDMA in collaboration with NSDMA in a virtual mode. The AHoD/HoDs concerned to attend the VC along with officers of their Departments/Directorates, and the DDMAs have been requested to attend the VC along with the DDMA members.

The DDMAs will identify 5 vulnerable places in the districts as affected sites – 2 schools (Private/Govt. school), 1 College, 1 Market place, and 1 Residential area. The DDMAs will identify volunteers for acting as casualties and as injured victims, and some volunteers may act as people with disability. The DDMAs will use trained Community First Responder/ Aapda Mitra trained volunteers, wherever they are available for the said purpose.

They will identify local Inter Agency Group (IAG) operating in the districts for coordination and partnership during the NEPEx. The DDMAs will also identify 6 observers from Para-military/SDRF/Police and other line departments during the NEPEx on November 2.

At the state and the district level the identified and notified staging area shall be used. For getting further information or clarifications, one can contact Khrolou Koza Lohe, Officer in-charge of Training & Education, NSDMA, Home Department, email: khrolou.lohe@nsdma.org, Phone No: 9856132002.