Telangana conducts State-level mock exercises to enhance disaster preparedness
The Telangana government conducted a State-level mock exercise to enhance disaster preparedness for floods, forest fires, and industrial accidents. This exercise, held for the second time, aimed to strengthen response systems amid unpredictable climatic conditions. Various districts participated in drills to test and improve coordination among emergency response teams and agencies.
- ▪The mock exercise involved flood response drills in 13 districts, including Hyderabad and Warangal.
- ▪Industrial accident response exercises were conducted in four districts, while forest fire drills took place in several others.
- ▪The primary goal was to assess inter-departmental coordination and evaluate emergency support functions.
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The Telangana government, in collaboration with the National Disaster Management Authority, conducted a State-level mock exercise on Monday to test preparedness and response mechanisms for floods, forest fires and industrial accidents across multiple districts.The exercise, held for the second time in the State, was aimed at strengthening disaster response systems amid increasingly unpredictable climatic conditions that have led to sudden heavy rains, flash floods and forest fires, besides major industrial accidents in recent years.Flood response mock drills were conducted in 13 districts, including Hyderabad, Khammam, Warangal, Kamareddy, Nizamabad, Jogulamba Gadwal, Bhadradri Kothagudem, Nirmal, Jayashankar Bhupalpally, Narayanpet, Mulugu, Wanaparthy and Hanumakonda.Industrial accident…
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