Disaster response mock drills in TG on May 15, 18

HYDERABAD

Mock drills are important for improving coordination among departments and ensuring an effectual effect to disasters specified arsenic floods, concern accidents and wood fires, State Revenue (Disaster Management) Secretary D. Harichandana said connected Thursday.

Addressing officials from assorted departments and territory administrations, done a video conference, connected the projected tabletop workout scheduled for May 15, followed by State-level mock drills crossed districts connected May 18, she said that akin exercises conducted successful 2025 had proved utile successful enabling quicker and coordinated responses during emergencies.

Director General of Telangana Fire Services Vikram Singh Mann said that astir 60 departments and Central agencies would instrumentality portion successful the May 18 exercises. He said flood-related mock drills for 2026 would beryllium held successful 13 districts, portion concern mishap drills would screen 5 districts and wood occurrence exercises 4 districts. He directed departments acrophobic to marque indispensable arrangements for the creaseless behaviour of the drills.

NDMA pb advisor Major General Sudhir Behl (Retired), who participated virtually from New Delhi, made a presumption connected the roles and responsibilities of Central and State agencies during disasters.

Senior officials from Fire Services, NDRF, SDRF, CISF, CRPF, Army, Health, Forest, Industries and different departments attended the meeting.