Operation Abhyaas in Uttara Kannada tomorrow
Deputy Commissioner K. Lakshmipriya has said that as it is a mock drill being conducted at five different places, there is no need for the public to panic.
The Deputy Commissioner has appealed to the general public not to panic during the mock drill. Instead, they should cooperate with the district administration by following the orders issued by the officers.
Ms. Lakshmipriya has said that as Uttara Kannada has the longest coastline in the country and also several sensitive areas, the mock drill of protecting citizens and evacuating them to safer places during any fire mishap and building collapse will be carried out. There will also be a complete blackout drill, she said.
As per the itinerary, the mock drill pertaining to evacuation of people during building collapse will be carried out on May 12 at 4 p.m. at Grasim Industries in Binaga. It will be jointly conducted by teams of NDRF, Fire Brigade, Grasim Industries, revenue and police departments.
At the Civil Colony in Amadahalli near the Naval Base, a mock drill for protecting people during a fire mishap will be conducted at 5 p.m.
On the same day, a mock drill on taking precautionary measures during any fire mishap inside a nuclear power plant at Kaiga will be conducted at 4 p.m.
At 6 p.m., a mock drill on evacuating people to a safer place during damage to reservoir will be conducted at Aratuga village. Residents will be shifted to BCM Hostel at Siddaragrama during the mock drill.
A mock drill on air strike at Rabindranath Tagore Beach and evacuation of people will be conducted at 6 p.m. This apart, a complete blackout mock drill will be conducted between 7.30 p.m. and 8 p.m. in Karwar municipal limits and Kaiga township.
During the mock drill, the citizens should voluntarily switch off lights in their houses and stay indoors. Those driving vehicles should immediately park their vehicles and take shelter in the nearest building during the mock drill.
The Deputy Commissioner is being assisted by a host of officials, including Superintendent of Police M. Nayaran, Additional Deputy Commissioner Sajid Mullla, Assistant Commissioner Kanishka, officials and personnel from the Naval Base and various departments in conducting the mock drill.
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