Mock earthquake drill conducted at Pantaloons Mall and St Francis Secondary School

Mock earthquake drill conducted at Pantaloons Mall and St Francis Secondary School

A Correspondent

SHILLONG: The DDMA, East Khasi Hills district, conducted a mock drill on “Earthquake” jointly with the NDRF, Guwahati, on Wednesday at two locations – Pantaloons Mall, Shillong and at St Francis Secondary School, Smit. The demonstration at Pantaloons Mall was also participated by SDRF, fire & emergency services, police personnel, MPRO, DM & HO, GVK, EMRI, Assistant Director of Information and Public Relations, East Khasi Hills, Bethany Hospital Shillong along with the 35 staff of Pantaloons Mall and 25 students of Kamala Nehru Secondary School, Shillong.

The demonstration at St Francis Secondary School was participated by 400 students of the school along with a medical team from PHC, Smit and staff from the Office of the Block Development Officer, Mawryngkneng C&RD Block.

The aim of the demonstration is to ensure proper coordination among the various response agencies and also for the awareness of the general public. The District Emergency Operation Centre was fully functional and a de-briefing was conducted at Pantaloons in which the various participating agencies gave their feedback on the demonstration.

Also read: Meghalaya news

Top Headlines

No stories found.
Sentinel Assam
www.sentinelassam.com