Chennai, Sept. 12 -- A Tsunami mock drill was conducted at JawaharlalInstitute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER),Puducherry.
The exercise was conducted as part of the disaster preparedness initiativeof the Puducherry Government as per the recommendations of the NationalDisaster Management Authority (NDMA).
The exercise, conducted yesterday, was aimed at testing the institutionalreadiness, inter-agency coordination, and emergency response protocolsin the event of a natural calamity, a PIB release said here.
The Department of Emergency Medicine coordinated the drill in closecollaboration with the hospital office, Nursing section, Security and Fireservices and other ancillary services.
The exercise simulated a tsunami...