Guwahati: National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) will hold a multi-stage mega mock drill in eight north-eastern states in two phases to check the preparedness of various agencies in case of a high magnitude earthquake.
"The drill will start simultaneously at 11:30 am in all state capitals and nominated district headquarters. We have selected five spots in each of these places," NDMA Vice Chairman M Shashidhar Reddy told reporters here.
In the first phase tomorrow, the drill will be conducted in Guwahati and Jorhat in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya and Sikkim, he said.The second phase will cover Cachar district in Assam, Mizoram, Tripura, Manipur and Nagaland, he said. |
