A comprehensive mock drill was carried out by the Tamil Nadu Disaster Response Force (TNDRF) at the Chennai port on Wednesday as part of a nationwide initiative to assess emergency preparedness and response capabilities.
A civil defence mock drill was conducted in Agartala by the West Tripura district administration to test multi-agency coordination and public awareness in the event of an earthquake or air raid scenario.
The District Disaster Management Authorities (DDMAs), in collaboration with the District Civil Defence Corps, will spearhead the exercise, ensuring active involvement from various emergency and disaster response agencies.
As part of the Ministry of Home Affairs' initiative for nationwide civil defence preparedness, personnel from the Jammu and Kashmir State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) conducted a mock drill at Dal Lake, Srinagar, focusing on a boat capsize scenario on Tuesday.
Search and rescue operations are underway by the teams from the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and National Disaster Response Force, an official said.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has extended his felicitations to the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) for securing first position in the national-level SDRF and CSRR competitions organised by the NDRF at Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh recently, a press release said.
The vehicle, which was travelling from Dhumakot to Apola, suddenly lost control and plunged into a gorge. There were two people on board at the time of the accident.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath directed officials of concerned districts to carry out relief work with full promptness in response to the storm, rain, hailstorm, and lightning incidents reported in various parts of the state.
As many as 12 people are still feared trapped under the debris after a multi-storey building collapsed in Delhi's Mustafabad area on Saturday morning. An official of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) highlighted the challenges of the rescue operation and said that the area is conge