Tarun Karthick
Sri Vijaya Puram, 06 March 2025
In adherence to the Chief Secretary’s directive mandating quarterly mock drills throughout all departments, the Directorate of Disaster Management carried out a multi-disaster mock drill at Sri Vijaya Puram Municipal Council (SVPMC) on March 5, 2025. The train simulated earthquake, tsunami, and fireplace situations to evaluate the preparedness degree of the Council and response businesses.
As per the drill state of affairs, all SVPMC employees adopted earthquake security protocols and commenced evacuating instantly after the simulated tremors stopped at 11:00 AM. The communication workforce promptly issued alerts and warnings by the Public Address (PA) system, instructing everybody to vacate the constructing. Additionally, help was sought from useful resource departments through helpline numbers.
The State Emergency Operations Centre (SEOC) and District Emergency Operations Centre (DEOC) alerted all related useful resource departments, together with Fire, Police, Electricity, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Transport, and Health. These groups swiftly arrived on the web site and executed their respective duties underneath the steerage of the Incident Commander of SVPMC.
Hon’ble Member of Parliament, Mr. Bishnu Pada Ray, who was current at SVPMC in the course of the drill, noticed the train and interacted with officers from the taking part departments. He recommended the A&N Administration for its proactive method in direction of catastrophe preparedness within the area.
The mock drill concluded efficiently at 11:40 AM. A debriefing session was later held at Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Auditorium, the place representatives from all useful resource departments shared their observations and highlighted key findings and gaps within the response. The Incident Commander and Executive Engineer of SVPMC assured that the Council would additional strengthen its catastrophe preparedness efforts and proceed organizing common drills to reinforce response capabilities.
