Preparedness meeting for the upcoming Mock Exercise focusing on ‘scenario for earthquake induced disaster’ held at Namchi

Namchi, 7th March (IPR): A preparedness meeting on action plan for the upcoming Mock Exercise focusing on ‘scenario for earthquake induced disaster’ scheduled for 10th March was held at DAC Conference Hall, Namchi today.
The meeting saw the presence of DC (Namchi) Mr. M. Bharani Kumar, ADC (Namchi) Mr. Anant Jain SDM (HQ) Mr. Chiran Rizal, ASP (Namchi) Mr. Ankur Ankesh alongside councillors from NMC, Officials, representatives from NGO and private companies.
Addressing, the gathering DC (Namchi) Mr. Bharani briefed about the upcoming mock exercise and stated that the entire exercise will be conducted under the principle of Incident Response System (IRS), which enumerates the immediate tasks that need to be performed once a disaster strikes. He also spelled out the roles and responsibilities of all stakeholders and line departments for the mock exercise and gave comprehensive directions to the officials for the efficacy and efficiency of the programme. In addition, he also said that this exercise will aid the district to be well equipped to tackle future disasters.
Speaking, during the meeting DPO Mr. Abishek Kharel elucidated the objective of the program and informed that the mock exercise will stimulate a scenario of a massive earthquake in the area as a result large scale devastation has been induced. He also informed that DDMA has prepared 7 scenarios in various location points across Namchi as well as at private companies located in Namthang, Jorethang and Temi . Therefore, officials from concerned Departments along with volunteers have been assigned specific roles to be performed during the mock scenario. He also urged the participation of NGOs for making the exercise successful in the district and reiterated the purpose of the exercise which is to sensitise and create awareness amongst public about earthquake induced disaster and how to prepare oneself for a tremblor.