Sri Lanka, Nov. 4 -- Sri Lanka's first 3-day joint Workshop on 'Rapid Response' to an unexpected aircraft disappearance or accident within the country's maritime and air space, began yesterday (3) at 9 am at the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) auditorium in Katunayake.

The Workshop and Training Exercise was jointly organised by the Aeronautical Search and Rescue Coordination Centre, the Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Centre, and the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka.

The Exercise brought together 70 representatives from 21 government and private sector organisations, including the Sri Lanka Police, Air Force, Navy, Army, Disaster Management Centre (DMC), Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) Ltd., Department of Meteorolo...