Hyderabad: India, along with 23 other countries, will be participating in a major mock tsunami drill on September 9 and September 10. The drill is aimed at testing the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System.
The mock drill, conducted by the Hyderabad-based Indian National Centre for Ocean Informatics Services, and organised by the Unesco’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, is aimed at increasing preparedness, evaluate response capabilities of each country and improve coordination across the region. The drill will also evaluate the system’s operational capacity, the efficiency of communications systems, and the state of preparation of national emergency services.
Dr Srinivas Kumar of INCOIS said that during the drill, 15 tsunami notifications will be generated and information will be disseminated to national and regional contacts.
The recipients at the national level include control rooms of NDMA, MHA, disaster management offices of all coastal states/UTs, NDRF, Indian Coast Guard, Indian Navy and critical coastal installations.
