Guwahati Airport Conducts Mock Drill to Test Emergency Preparedness

GUWAHATI: Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (LGBIA) in association with the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) successfully conducted a scheduled mock full-scale aerodrome emergency exercise in the forenoon hours of December 23. LGBIA conducted the exercise in accordance with the guidelines given by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation and the recommendation of the Ministry of Civil Aviation.

The 75-minute mock drill exercise that culminated at 1:20 pm envisaged a pre-defined specific scenario chosen by the airport and was performed accordingly. The exercise involved a collaborative action by all the stakeholders at the airport, who responded as per the roles and responsibilities assigned to each of them. LGBIA conducted a similar mock drill exercise on November 2022 as per the recommendation of the Ministry of Civil Aviation to the airport to hold these events annually.

The objective of this exercise was to strengthen and validate the efficiency and efficacy of airport operators and various stakeholders to deal with an actual emergency. Additionally, it was also to strengthen and validate the process set up in the aerodrome's emergency response plan and of the airlines and the procedures followed by all other stakeholders is at high benchmark to handle an emergency in a systematic way in any such a scenario.

Independent observers consisting of domain experts from the DDMA and aviation sector assessed the reaction of various stakeholders to the created scenario. LGBIA recorded valuable observations in the debriefing meeting. The observers appreciated the airport for coming up with these initiatives for different emergency scenarios, which will give all stakeholders the continued confidence to tackle the resultant situation, with efficiency

The FSAEE was conducted keeping safety, security, and passenger well-being as a priority always. These statutory drills are in line with the steadfast readiness of the airport to deal with emergency situations.

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