NASHIK: The Nashik rural police have organised a mock drill of the disaster management team in Saikheda to check its preparedness for rescue operations during the floods as the town witnesses floods frequently during the monsoon.
During the demonstrations, the disaster management teams exhibited the swiftness with which they could act to save lives and property during flooding in the town. The disaster management teams will be supported by other government machinery with respect to providing them with the necessary equipment like boats, life jackets, ropes and other things like ambulances and other vehicles for transportation of patients etc.
Saikheda and Chandori in Niphad taluka are prone to floods during the monsoon. On this backdrop, the Nashik rural police and the revenue department decided to conduct the mock drill so that the volunteers and the government machinery are aware of the standard operating procedures to control or minimize the damage during natural calamities.
Police superintendent Sachin Patil said, “Regular practice of fighting disaster would make the actual work, if needed, much easier for the teams concerned and the government machinery.”
Apart from the rescue operations, the administration also has to provide rations, food packets, drinking water, and medicine and set up health camps to ensure the needy persons get treatment in time.
