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Mock drill to assess flood preparedness held in Thiruvananthapuram

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A mock drill was conducted across the district as part of assessing the flood and landslip preparedness of the district on Thursday.

The mock drill exercise was held under the leadership of the National Disaster Management Authority by creating a hypothetical flood situation in five panchayats in different taluks of the district.

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The aim of the exercise was to assess how disaster management systems function in the event of a flood situation in the district. The operations were coordinated through Incident Command Post and Emergency Operation Centres of the Disaster Response Force constituted at taluk and district levels.

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