Ward-level EMEx in all wards of GMC kicks off
The District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), Kamrup Metro, in association with Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) has started the Ward level Emergency Management Exercise (EMEx) in all the 60 wards of Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) on Friday.
The 3-month-long programme has been kicked off at Padumbari Community Hall at Gotanagar for No 2 ward and Manikanchan Marmeswar Bhawan, Pub Boragaon for ward no 11.
The emergency management exercise will be of 2 days duration, where, the DDMA will conduct a hands on training and drill on fire safety techniques, search and rescue and first aid followed by a table top exercise and practical demonstration on the same.
The programme was inaugurated by Sumit Sattwan, District Commissioner, Kamrup Metro,in the presence of Ajit Sarma, Additional District Commissioner & Chief Executive Officer, DDMA, Kamrup (M), Hemanga Nabis, Joint Commissioner, GMC, Alakananda Medhi, State Project Coordinator (SPC), ADSMA, MukulKalita, Ward Councilor, Ward No 2, ManjulaDevi, Ward Councilor, Ward No 11 and the senior officials from F&ES/SDRF, Civil Defence, ASDMA and DDMA Kamrup Metro.
The whole programme will continue in phase wise till November.
The programme’s objective is to constitute a ward-level disaster management committee and task force under the chairmanship of the concerned ward councillor. It involves community participation in disaster management and its capacity building through hands-on training on fire safety techniques, search and rescue and first aid.
This committee will also help the district administration in the dissemination of any kind of disaster-related information, surveillance of disaster-vulnerable areas, and initial response during any disaster.
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