New Delhi, Nov 22: Eleven Pacific Island countries will participate
in a multi-State mega mock exercise on tsunami preparedness, which is being
conducted by the Ministry of Home Affairs through National Disaster Management
Authority (NDMA) and the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services
(INCOIS) from Friday.
The exercise will be simultaneously conducted in
31 coastal districts across four States namely West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra
Pradesh and Tamil Nadu and Union Territory Puducherry along the entire East
Coast. The disaster scenario will simulate tsunami
waves originating due to a high-intensity earthquake near the Andaman and
Nicobar Islands, which will lead to a massive tsunami along the East Coast, the
ministry of home affairs said. Participants from 11 Pacific Island countries
will observe the entire exercise to take away key lessons and best practices to
be adopted while preparing for and responding to a disaster situation. Tsunami is a highly devastating natural hazard
and requires rapid response when it occurs as the reaction time is limited, it
added. A two-hour reaction time has been planned in
this scenario during which the entire State machinery will be mobilised in a
defined manner to respond swiftly and efficiently. Evacuation drills will also
be rehearsed at selected sites. The exercise is aimed to assess and help improve
the preparedness, response mechanism and coordination among concerned agencies. UNI
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