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The Hindu
13-05-2025
- General
- The Hindu
Mock drills at six locations in Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka
'Operation Abhyaas' a mock drill to protect citizens during times of emergencies was carried out at six different locations in Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka on May 12. It began with a mock drill on evacuation of people during building collapse at Grasim Industries at Binaga, which was jointly conducted by teams of NDRF, fire brigade, Grasim company, revenue and police departments. This was followed by a mock drill on taking precautionary measures during fire mishap inside the nuclear power plant at Kaiga. Next was an evacuation drill at Aratuga village pertaining to radiation contamination, followed by mock drill on a fire mishap at the civil colony in Amadahalli near the naval base. Next was a mock drill at Rabindranath Tagore beach in Karwar simulating an air strike and evacuation of people. A mock drill on bomb blast and subsequent evacuation was conducted at Karwar railway station. The last mock drill was a complete blackout at two locations — in Karwar municipal limits and in Kaiga township — was carried out at night. During the mock drill, citizens were asked to voluntarily switch off lights in their homes and stay at home. And those driving vehicles were advised to abandon their vehicles and take shelter in the nearest building. Briefing mediapersons, Uttara Kannada Deputy Commissioner K. Lakshmipriya said that, with the coordination of various government departments, private parties and naval staff, the mock drills at six different locations were successfully conducted. 'We first received a call at the district control room at 4 p.m. about the collapse of a building at Grasim industries. It took 38 minutes for the fire brigade, police and other staff to complete the mock drill, including providing medical aid. The fire accident mock drill at Kaiga nuclear power plant, following a call at 4.15 p.m., took 40 minutes to complete,' she said. The mock drill on evacuation of village residents of Aratuga village to BCM hostel at Siddaragrama following radiation contamination due to a fire at Kaiga took around 75 minutes. The mock drills at Amadahalli, near the naval base, which was carried out with assistance of naval staff, took 43 minutes. The mock drill on bomb blast at railway station was carried out in around 43 minutes. The Deputy Commissioner said that officials had installed 13 sirens for the mock drill on complete blackout. She said for the mock drills, they had established both district and police control rooms, and had also set up hotlines to address the possibility of communication disruption. This apart, a shadow control room had been set up, which would be used in case of damage to control rooms. The shadow control room was also tested, she said. The mock drill was part of 'Operation Abhyaas', which is being held in the wake of the Indo-Pak conflict to test preparedness of the administrations in handling an emergency and protecting citizens.
The Hindu
10-05-2025
- Climate
- The Hindu
Operation Abhyaas in Uttara Kannada tomorrow
Operation Abhyaas, an exercise to protect citizens during times of emergencies will be carried at five places in Uttara Kannada on Monday. 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.
