India to host the First South Asian Annual Disaster Management Exercise

Minister of state for home Kiren Rjiju will inauguratethe first South Asian Annual Disaster Management Exercise (SAADMEx-2015). The Exercise will be conducted by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) in Delhi

Objective :To provide a platform forstrengthening regional disaster responsemechanism among the SAARC countries will commence in the national capital region .

Participants :The common exercise with the participation of delegations and rescuers from each of the eight

SAARC Nations: India, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka .

Highlights :
The key focus of SAADMEx-2015 is to test coordination efforts, create synergy andsynchronize efforts to institutionalise regional cooperation on disaster response among the member countries.

• First day : Different kinds of disaster situations will be simulated and individual and joint response measures will get discussed.
  Second day: Response for collapsed structure search and rescue (CSSR) will be carried out at Ghaziabad to demonstrate the CSSR capabilities of participating nations.
• Third day :Demonstration on chemical emergency response at Greater Noida on the third day.
• Last day : Debriefing and ‘After Action Review‘ (AAR) will be conducted to gather important lessons learnt which would assist the countries to augment current and joint levels of disaster response and coordination.