A state-wide mock drill held in Meghalaya on Thursday brought to light a growing push for the inclusion of disaster management in the educational curriculum.
Table Top Exercise (TTE) on Incident Response System (IRS) along with Mock Drill on Earthquake was conducted by District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), West Garo Hills with National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) at Rongram C&RD Block today.
The Indian Army soldiers demonstrated in the mock drill how a person trapped in flood was saved and how a person who was struggling with death was saved using a helicopter.
This fire and safety mock drill served as a valuable learning experience for both the students and the NEIGRIHMS community, emphasizing the importance of preparedness and effective response in case of a fire emergency.
Following up on their Certified Cave Single Rope Technique (SRT), Cave Leadership, and Cave rescue Training in the UK and Republic of Ireland during the month of July-August 2023, by a seven-member group of the Meghalaya Adventurers Association (MAA), which was sponsored by the Government of Meghalaya, a Cave Rescue Mock Drill was organised at Krem Mawmluh on November 12, 2023.
The State of Meghalaya being situated in Seismic Zone – V is highly vulnerable to earthquakes. Being a vulnerable state, the Meghalaya State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) on Thursday conducted a massive mock drill to check preparedness in the eventuality of an earthquake in all the 12 districts of the state.
