NEW DELHI: As annual Amarnath Yatra is all set to begin from this weekend, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has conducted mock exercises at Baltal and Pahalgam base camps in Jammu and Kashmir to assess the preparedness and response mechanism of all the stakeholders involved in the management of the upcoming pilgrimage.
The first mock exercise was conducted along the route from Baltal in Ganderbal district between June 23-25 and dealt with simulated scenarios involving a cloudburst and a fire. The second mock exercise was conducted along the camp sites on the Chandanwari route from June 26-28 and covered both natural as well as man-made disasters, an statement from the Home Ministry read today.
Two batches of NDMA experts, led by Major General V K. Datta (Retd) and B B Gadnayak, trained the participants on key aspects of Disaster Management such as the formation of Incident Response Teams, coordination among various participating agencies, evacuation, medical preparedness and trauma counselling. (AGENCIES)
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