Operation Abhyaas: Civil defence mock drill held in Kohima

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• Scene of mock drill—Operation Abhyaas—outside the NPSC office Kohima. (EM Images)

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• KOHIMA — Nagaland on Wednesday joined the nationwide emergency major mock drill—Operation Abhyaas—to enhance emergency preparedness in civil defence.
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• At the state capital, Kohima, Nagaland Civil Secretariat area was the operation area, with Capital Convention Centre as the staging area, while the incident site was at Nagaland Public Service Commission (NPSC). The Directorate of Social Welfare was identified as a temporary hospital, and the demilitarised zone was located at the Directorate of Higher Education.

Scene of mock drill—Operation Abhyaas—outside the NPSC office Kohima. (EM Images)

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• Speaking to media persons, Henok Buchem, Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kohima, in the presence of Superintendent of Police (SP) Kohima, Teisovise Metha, said the mock drill was conducted as per a directive received from the Ministry of Home Affairs.
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• He said that the mock drill exercise started exactly at 4 pm, involving 10 victims, with one dead and the rest of them with different kinds of injuries.

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• He mentioned that the exercise involved many line departments, civil administration, police, home guards, and medical and civil supplies, including NCC, and also personnel from Assam Rifles, besides other line departments.
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• The DC said the exercise was on how to react in a situation when there is an airstrike. He said attempts were made to make a temporary hospital near the incident so that injured victims were immediately shifted there and taken care of. He added that they have also identified a demilitarised zone or, in other words, a safe place, in case of an airstrike. He added that the drill was successfully conducted.