Jharkhand
For the first time in Jharkhand, NDMA conducted mock drill to deal with floods.
- 26 Dec 2023
- 1 min read
Why In News?
On December 21, 2023, to deal with floods in Jharkhand, a mock drill was organised by the National Disaster Management Authority in all 24 districts of the state including Dhurwa Dam in Ranchi.
Key Points
- The main objective of this mock drill is to rescue the people trapped in the flood, provide relief to them, provide medical facilities and coordinate all the departments among themselves to carry out relief and rescue work.
- This mock drill was conducted under the guidance of Brigadier Birendra Thakar, representative of the National Disaster Management Authority, Government of India.
- In this mock drill, 5 teams of NDRF, 1 team of SDRF, electricity department, BSNL, medical team, municipal corporation, police department, transport department, drinking water department, district administration officials and fire brigade participated.
