The administration in Maharashtra`s Thane district has launched a fortnight-long disaster preparedness exercise in collaboration with national and state response forces to strengthen emergency response mechanisms, officials said on Saturday, reported news agency PTI.
The `Familiarisation Exercise Programme`, conducted from April 1 to April 15, aims to improve coordination and response capabilities during natural and man-made disasters, an official release stated, reported PTI.
Teams from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and the State Disaster Response Force are involved in the exercise.
“A total of 25 trained personnel, including senior officers, have been deployed in the district to conduct hands-on training and familiarisation sessions across urban and rural areas,” the release said, reported PTI.
The exercise focuses on equipping local administrative staff and first responders with practical skills in rescue operations, inter-agency coordination and the use of specialised disaster-response equipment.
Officials, including subdivisional officers and tehsildars, along with civil defence personnel, police patils and community volunteers such as `Aapda Mitra` and `Aapda Sakhi`, are participating in the training sessions, reported PTI.
Around 200 participants are being trained at multiple locations, including civic bodies and tehsil offices in Navi Mumbai, Thane, Kalyan-Dombivli, Ulhasnagar, Mira-Bhayander, Bhiwandi-Nizampur, Shahapur, Murbad and Ambernath.
Konkan division employees to undergo training to enhance efficiency
Meanwhile, Government employees in Maharashtra`s Konkan division will undergo training in areas like AI, data analytics, blockchain and communication skills to enhance their efficiency and adaptability in governance, officials have said.
The training sessions will be held as part of a weeklong programme being implemented in association with the Capacity Building Commission and Karmayogi Bharat, a release said on Thursday.
The initiative, jointly organised by the Government of India and the Maharashtra government, aims to bring dynamism in administrative functioning and connect government employees with modern technologies, it added.
(With inputs from PTI)
