Operation Abhyaas: Nagaland to conduct Civil Defence exercis
Operation Abhyaas: Nagaland to conduct Civil Defence exercise on May 7
As per the direction of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Nagaland will conduct a Civil Defence exercise across 10 districts on May 7 at 4 pm under the code name ‘Operation Abhyaas.’
DIMAPUR — As per the
direction of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Nagaland will conduct a Civil
Defence exercise across 10 districts—Dimapur, Kohima, Mokokchung, Wokha, Zunheboto,
Mon, Phek, Tuensang, Kiphire and Peren—on May 7 at 4 pm under the code name ‘Operation
Abhyaas.’
In an order on Tuesday, the Home
Department (Police ‘B’ Branch) stated that the concerned departments will take
up ‘modus operandi’ based on ‘Simulation’ (incoming air raids, activation of
sirens and blackout measures), ‘Scenario’ (fire in the building, search and
rescue, casualty evacuation from the damaged building, from air offence,
temporary hospital setting and evacuation of civilians from endangered areas to
bunkers/demilitarised zones), and hourly reporting from State War Room to DGCD
Control Room MHA, New Delhi.
Identification of
minimum of 10 volunteer as victims of the air offence by the district
administration.
·Blackout of power in the identified air offence
affected by the Power department.
·Setting up of temporary
hospital/mobile medical aid centre by the Department of Health & Family
Welfare.
·Identification of one particular area as a
demilitarised zone for evacuation of civilians by the district administration.
·Setting up of emergency
communication centres by the superintendent of police.
·Setting up of Incident
command centre at the incident site by the superintendent of police.
·Activation of incident
response systems with state command centre by the district administration.
·Search and rescue
operation by the Home Guards & Civil Defence/SDRF.
·Fire emergency mock
drill preparedness by the Fire & Emergency Services.
·Ensuring essential
commodities by the Department of Food & Civil Supplies.
·Setting up of state War
Room at Chief Secretary's Conference Hall by the IGP (Technical), Wireless
Headquarter, PHQ, Kohima.
·Department of Urban
Development to assist the district administration in identifying the air raid
affected area.
·Department of Road &
Bridges to ensure road connectivity during the mock drill.
·BSNI, to ensure telecom
connectivity during the drill.
Emergency
Support Functions (ESF)
District
Administration: Identify safe
building/areas/demilitarised zone for lodging/billeting of evacuated persons, train
wardens/volunteers for early camouflaging of VAs/VPs, maintain and equip air
raid shelters/bunkers/trenches, issue uniform and PPE for Civil Defence
wardens/volunteers, regular mock drill, prepare CD plan (earmark heads/OIC of
12 services), activate 12 services especially warden, fire fighting, depot,
training, rescue etc., enrol and train govt. staff, wardens and volunteers and
paramedics etc., operationalise civil defence control room 24/7, activate
hotlines and radio communication links with airforce, operationalise civil
defence sirens, train civilian around VAs/VPs, and equip Civil Defence and
local emergency services with essential equipment and supplies.
Civil
Defence: Preparation of civil administration to
handle hostile attack, protection and training of civilians, minimising damage,
raising public morale, and to support and augment the armed forces function.
Services
of CD: Headquarter service, warden service, communication
service, casualty service, fire fighting service, rescue service, welfare
service, salvage service, corpse disposal service, depot and transport service,
training service, and supply service.
State
government: Set up state civil
advisory/implementation committee, fill up vacant post of permanent staff,
wardens and volunteers, risk assessment of the entire state, identify VA/VPs
(military threat), ensure implementation of air raid warning system, blackout,
camouflage measures, ensure updation of CD Plan and its regular rehearsal,
ensure preparation/updation of evacuation plan, augment emergency services like
medical, food, water, fire etc., training of civilians/community awareness
drives monitor and progress, and reports to MHA.
The order informed that the entire
exercise will be governed by legal frameworks, including Civil Defence Act,
1968; Defence of India Act/Rules 1962, 1971; Geneva Convention Act 1960; Union
War Book of India-2010, and Geneva Conventions 1949, Additional Protocols and
IHL.
Further, active participation of the
district controller, various district authorities, civil defence
wardens/volunteers, Home Guard (active/reservists volunteers), NCC, NSS, NYKS, college/schools
students is envisaged in the Civil Defence exercise.
DC
Dimapur notifies meeting on Civil Defence preparedness
The Deputy Commissioner’s office,
Dimapur, in a circular, notified that an emergency meeting for a mock drill on
Civil Defence (CD) preparedness in Nagaland state will be held on May 7 at 10
am in the DC office conference hall.
All concerned officers of disaster
management from the line departments have been requested to attend the meeting
positively.
CM Rio urges citizens participation
Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on Tuesday urged the citizens of
Nagaland to ensure full participation in Wednesday’s state-wide mock
drill.
“In line with the Centre's directive, a mock drill on civil
defence preparedness will be conducted tomorrow across the country, including
Nagaland. I urge everyone to ensure full participation & readiness as per
the guidelines. Best wishes for a successful & effective exercise,” the
chief minister wrote on X.
