Safety mock drill on earthquake conducted in Kokrajhar district

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KOKRAJHAR: In an attempt to review the management plans during unprecedented emergency situations and enhancing the abilities to respond faster, a mock exercise on earthquake preparedness was organized recently at NTPC Bongaigaon, situated at Salakati in the Kokrajhar district, under supervision of GM Thangzom, Deputy Commandant/CISF.

The whole exercise was undertaken under the chairmanship of Chief Incident Controller, General Manager, O&M, Umesh Singh in the presence of Induri S. Reddy, GM (Maintenance). MS Kandari, Assistant Commandant, CISF, NTPC Bongaigaon, Kirti Yadav, Assistant Commandant, CISF, Security, Shashi Shekhar, AGM (HR), and Krishno Tisso, Sr. Manager (Safety) were present along with other senior officers.

As per NTPC-Bongaigaon Disaster Management Plan, a mock drill on a major earthquake was conducted in the Old Service Building and reservoir area inside the plant premises on October 7. Rescued persons were given medical treatment by the medical team. Kandari briefed the team on the incident and ensured the smooth coordination of the drill.

The mock drill was designed to simulate an earthquake with Assam as the epicenter. During the exercise, a scenario depicting an earthquake of 6.7 magnitude was played out. In the earthquake, the old service building (inside NTPC plant) was badly affected. The employees and workers were informed about the simulated drill by the CISF, State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and local police personnel within 15 minutes of the earthquake striking. The CISF Fire and security, State police as well as NTPC representatives were the first to arrive at the scene and begin rescue operations, followed by the SDRF team.

Umesh Singh, GM (O&M), spoke on various improvement areas during the mock drill and gave his suggestions.

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