Shimla, June 6 -- In a major preparedness initiative, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), along with the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA), HP, on Friday, conducted the 9th Statewide Mock Drills on Earthquake Disaster Management across Himachal Pradesh, including key locations in Shimla. The large-scale exercise aimed at evaluating inter-agency coordination and public readiness in the event of a major seismic disaster.

The mock drills were simultaneously conducted at 70 different locations across the state. In Shimla, the drills were held at Portmore School in Chhota Shimla, Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital, and Vikasnagar, covering institutions with varying emergency response capacities.

The event was ...