The Government of India will conduct civil defence mock drill across the country. Among them 17 districts of West Bengal also are also scheduled to go through the mock drill on May 7. State officials were present in the meeting with Central government regarding the preparation for mock drill.
Which districts are included in the mock drill
West Bengal’s 17 districts are included in the mock drill which will be conducted on May 7. Already state administration has necessary instruction to the concerned district officials. Those districts which were included are Kolkata, Coochbehar, Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, Malda, Paschim Bardhaman, Purba Medinipur, Alipurduar, Paschim Medinipur, Murshidabad, Dakshin Dinajpur, Uttar Dinajpur, Kalimpong, Bardhaman, Birbhum, Howrah and Hooghly.
Who will be the participants
According to order of the Central government, “In the Civil Defence Exercise, active participation of the District Controller, various district authorities, Civil Defence Wardens/Volunteers, Home Guard (active reservists volunteers), NCC, NSS, NYKS, college / school students is envisaged. The said Civil Defence Exercise is aimed to assess the operational efficacy and operational coordination of various Civil Defence measures.”
The order stated, The primary objectives of the mock drill are as follows:
* To assess the effectiveness of air raid warning systems.
* Operationalization of Hotline/Radio Communication Links with the Indian Air
Force.
* To test the functionality of control rooms and shadow control rooms.
* Training of civilians, students, etc, on the civil defence aspects to protect
themselves in the event of hostile attack.
* Provision of crash black out measures.
* Provision for early camouflaging of vital plants / installations
* To verify the activation and response of Civil Defence services, including warden
services, firefighting, rescue operations, and depot management.
*To assess the implementation of crash blackout measures.
* To evaluate the preparedness of evacuation plans and their execution.
