Mock drill on flood preparedness in Jharkhand

Ranchi, December 21: State disaster management department organised a mock drill on a flood like situation and related rescue operation on Thursday across all the 24 districts including Dhurwa Dam in Ranchi.

The mock drill was conducted in Dhurva Dam to understand how all the departments should coordinate among themselves to provide relief and medical facilities to the people trapped in the flood.

The mock drill was conducted under the guidance of Brigadier Birendra Thakar of the National Disaster Management Authority, Government of India. Birendra Thakar said that the purpose of the mock drill is to strengthen the preparedness of all the departments before and during the disaster. , so that there is minimal loss of life and property and our preparations for any disaster are complete.

Deputy secretary of disaster management department, Rakesh Kumar said that the purpose of the mock drill is to show how all the departments should work together during any disaster. He said that during a disaster, our main objective is rescue, rehabilitation and restoration of infrastructure. There should be minimal loss of life and property, zero casualties. There is a belief that the more you sweat in calm times, the less you will suffer in times of disaster. Keeping this in mind, we are doing this mock drill. Said, proficiency comes only through practice, hence it is important to keep practicing.

  A mock drill was conducted on how to rescue people trapped in floods. The flood situation was shown by the NDRF team and a live demo was given on how various methods would be used to rescue the people trapped in it. Information was given about two methods of rescue, dry rescue and wet rescue, and how through both these rescues, People trapped in the flood can be rescued and the medical team also gave a demo on how to provide medical care to the rescued people.