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Time of India
3 hours ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Multi-agency drill to boost city's disaster preparedness
New Delhi: The national capital is set to host a drill aimed at bolstering emergency response for major calamities such as earthquakes and industrial chemical disasters, officials said on Sunday. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The field-level drill will mark the culmination of the multi-agency Exercise Suraksha Chakra, designed to enhance emergency response coordination in the National Capital Region, covering 18 districts across Delhi, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh, they said. Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) said the drill will simulate a major earthquake scenario and test real-time preparedness, inter-agency coordination, and public response mechanisms. All necessary preparations were made to conduct the drill smoothly in all 11 districts of Delhi. This is a crucial step towards building a resilient city capable of handling major disasters, an advisory from DDMA said. It urged citizens to cooperate fully and not to panic during the drill. It is a planned exercise and not a real emergency, it added. As part of the exercise, residents may witness increased movement of emergency vehicles, including ambulances, fire tenders, police vans and army trucks. Sirens and public address systems may be used to signal the start of the drill. Temporary facilities like incident command posts, staging areas, relief camps, and medical aid posts will also be established, the advisory said. Teams from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), armed forces, civil defence, Delhi Police and other stakeholders will carry out simulated rescue operations, casualty evacuations, and offer medical assistance to supposed victims, the advisory added. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The exercise will begin on July 29 with a high-level symposium on disaster risk and strategic preparedness. A tabletop exercise (TTEx) will be conducted on July 30 to allow disaster managers to test their response plans in a controlled environment. The full-scale drill on Aug 1 will be the final phase, putting planning into action on the ground. The exercise will cover Gurgaon, Faridabad, Palwal, Nuh and Rewari in Haryana, and Ghaziabad and Gautam Buddha Nagar in Uttar Pradesh.
India Today
a day ago
- Politics
- India Today
Massive multi-agency disaster exercise planned across Delhi-NCR for 4 days
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), in collaboration with the Indian Army and the state governments of Delhi, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh, is set to conduct a large-scale disaster management exercise named "Exercise Suraksha Chakra" from July 29 to August 1, multi-agency, multi-state drill is among the most extensive disaster preparedness initiatives ever conducted in the National Capital Region (NCR), aimed at strengthening inter-agency coordination and response mechanisms to handle major disasters such as earthquakes and industrial chemical four-day exercise is structured to progress from strategic planning to ground-level action. On July 29, a high-level symposium will be held at the Manekshaw Centre, where senior leadership from participating agencies will deliberate on the hazard profile of the region and share strategies for effective disaster response. This will be followed by a Table Top Exercise (TTEx) on July 30 at the same venue, during which disaster managers will simulate and wargame their response plans against hypothetical disaster exercise will culminate on August 1 with a full-scale mock drill simulating a major earthquake event. This field-level exercise will be conducted simultaneously across all 18 participating districts in the NCR and coordinated by the Delhi State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA).A public advisory has been issued in advance of the August 1 mock drill to ensure that residents do not mistake the exercise for an actual emergency. Citizens are urged to stay calm and cooperate with authorities, as the activities are designed solely for preparedness and training the exercise, people may witness increased movement of emergency vehicles, including ambulances, fire tenders, police vehicles, and army trucks. Response teams comprising personnel from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Armed Forces, Civil Defence, and other participating agencies will be deployed in various and public address systems may be used to signal the commencement of the drill and temporary field facilities such as Incident Command Posts, Staging Areas, Relief Camps, and Medical Aid Posts will be set up at designated sites. Simulated rescue operations involving search and rescue drills, casualty evacuation and medical aid will also be conducted using mock victims to test emergency response exercise will span 18 districts in the NCR, including all 11 districts of Delhi—Central, East, New Delhi, North, North East, North West, Shahdara, South, South East, South West, and West Delhi. From Haryana, the participating districts are Gurugram, Faridabad, Palwal, Nuh, and Rewari, while Gautam Buddha Nagar and Ghaziabad are the two participating districts from Uttar SURAKSHA CHAKRA adopts a "Whole-of-Government" approach, with participants including the Armed Forces, Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), scientific and technical institutions such as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) and the National Centre for Seismology (NCS), as well as civil society organisations.- EndsTrending Reel
Time of India
a day ago
- General
- Time of India
Delhi to host mock emergency drill on August 1; quake, chemical disaster simulations to be held
The national capital is set to host a mock drill aimed at bolstering emergency response capabilities for major calamities such as earthquakes and chemical disasters, officials said on Sunday. The field-level drill will mark the culmination of a multi-agency ' Exercise Suraksha Chakra ' designed to enhance emergency response coordination in the National Capital Region covering 18 districts across Delhi , Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh, they said. Explore courses from Top Institutes in Please select course: Select a Course Category Design Thinking MBA Others Management others CXO Data Analytics Public Policy Digital Marketing Technology Healthcare Product Management Project Management MCA Data Science Data Science Artificial Intelligence Finance Degree healthcare PGDM Cybersecurity Leadership Skills you'll gain: Duration: 25 Weeks IIM Kozhikode CERT-IIMK PCP DTIM Async India Starts on undefined Get Details Skills you'll gain: Duration: 22 Weeks IIM Indore CERT-IIMI DTAI Async India Starts on undefined Get Details The Delhi Disaster Management Authority ( DDMA ) said the mock drill will simulate a major earthquake scenario and test real-time preparedness, inter-agency coordination, and public response mechanisms. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Relive the Bollywood 2025 moments that went viral Learn More Undo All necessary preparations have been made to conduct the mock drill smoothly in all 11 districts of Delhi. This is a crucial step towards building a resilient city capable of handling major disasters, an advisory from DDMA said. It urged citizens to cooperate fully and not to panic during the drill. It is a planned exercise and not a real emergency, it added. Live Events As part of the exercise, residents may witness increased movement of emergency vehicles including ambulances, fire tenders, police vans, and army trucks. Sirens and public address systems may be used to signal the start of the drill. Temporary facilities like incident command posts, staging areas, relief camps, and medical aid posts will also be established, the advisory said. Teams from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), armed forces, civil defence, Delhi Police and other stakeholders will carry out simulated rescue operations, casualty evacuations, and medical assistance to mock victims, the advisory added. The exercise will begin on July 29 with a high-level symposium on disaster risk and strategic preparedness. A tabletop exercise (TTEx) will be conducted on July 30 to allow disaster managers to test their response plans in a controlled environment. The full-scale mock drill on August 1 will be the final phase, putting planning into action on the ground. Apart from Delhi's 11 revenue districts, the exercise will cover Gurugram, Faridabad, Palwal, Nuh, and Rewari in Haryana, and Ghaziabad and Gautam Buddha Nagar in Uttar Pradesh, it said. The DDMA emphasised the "whole-of-government" approach adopted for the drill, which includes the involvement of the armed forces, scientific bodies like the IMD and NCS, and civil society organisations. It said the exercise is a significant step towards making Delhi and the NCR more disaster-resilient through proactive planning, capacity building, and public awareness.
