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Time of India
2 days 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.
NDTV
2 days ago
- Politics
- NDTV
Delhi, Nearby Areas To Witness First-Ever Mega Mock Disaster Drill On August 1
New Delhi: A first-ever "mega-scale" disaster management mock exercise will be conducted in the national capital region (NCR) on August 1 with the involvement of multiple emergency response agencies working to tackle earthquake, industrial and chemical hazards-like situations. The drill will be preceded by a symposium of multiple stakeholder agencies to be held on July 29 and table-top exercises (TTEx) on July 30 at the Manekshaw Centre in Delhi. The exercise will be conducted jointly by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), Army's Western Command and Headquarter Delhi Area, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), police, civil defence, fire services, and health and transport departments apart from the disaster management organisations of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. This mega exercise is named Suraksha Chakra and this is the first such integrated disaster management exercise to be held in Delhi-NCR, an NDMA member said during a press briefing here. "The mega-scale drills are part of the Centre's whole-of-government approach where multiple stakeholders will work together to make this region a safer place," NDMA Member Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (retd) told reporters. He said the exercise aims to create awareness amongst the general public and find ways and solutions to tackle a real disaster that may hit the Delhi-NCR in the future. DDMA CEO Krishan Kumar said at least 55 places in 11 districts of Delhi will be hosting the mock drills with multiple police, fire and emergency vehicles and ambulances criss-crossing the length and breadth of the national capital on August 1. "We request the press to spread the message that these are mock drills and there should be no panic or rumour mongering. Through these drills, the participating agencies are aiming to lessen response time during disasters and identify gaps," Kumar said. Lt Gen Hasnain said apart from Delhi, two districts of UP -- Noida and Ghaziabad -- and five from adjoining Haryana-- Gurugram, Faridabad, Palwal, Nuh and Rewari-- will be part of the mock drills. "We are looking for jointness during this exercise. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a vision that such exercises should be regularly held in order to better prepare ourselves for tackling disasters," he said. The symposium and table-top exercises, Hasnain said, will have discussions and debates amongst various agencies and aims to find "optimum" ways to respond to disasters in this region which is especially vulnerable to earthquakes. An analysis and response mechanism against chemical and fire hazards will also be done at the same time and "we will find best ways" to tackle such accidents apart from "resource mapping" , he said. Hasnain said the NDMA has conducted 200 small and large disaster mock drills across the country in the last five years. He recalled that Union Home Minister Amit Shah has also directed that such exercises should be conducted once every three years in each of the 750 districts of the country. The NDMA said such exercises are part of its effort to build a culture of "preparedness" and "resilience" and the outcomes will contribute towards strengthening the disaster management capabilities of Delhi-NCR for the safety and security of citizens during emergencies. Such integrated mock exercises have been held earlier in UP, the north eastern states and along the east and west coasts of the country, as per the NDMA.
India Today
3 days 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
3 days 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.
