Annual joint disaster relief exercise ‘Prakampana’

joint disaster relief exercise ‘prakampana’

Question: Recently the maiden Joint Disaster Management Exercise named Prakampana (‘Cyclone’ in Sanskrit) has been inaugurated at-
(a)    Kochi
(b)    Chennai
(c)    Visakhapatnam
(d)    Mumbai
Ans: (c)
Related facts:

  • The three (30-01 September 2016) day long Joint Disaster Management Exercise named Prakampana (‘Cyclone’ in Sanskrit) has been inaugurated at Visakhapatnam on 30th August 2016.
  • The exercise was aimed at synchronising resources and efforts of all agencies involved in disaster management.
  • It was conducted by the Eastern Naval Command in liaison with concerned Centre and State authorities.
  • The inaugural session had presentations by all concerned agencies were aimed at highlighting their existing capabilities in dealing with such natural disasters.
  • It was followed by a Table Top Exercise (TTX) at Maritime Warfare Centre, inside Naval Dockyard on a simulated scenario of a super cyclone hitting an urban city akin Hudhud.

Reference:
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=149359
http://www.indiastrategic.in/Maiden_Annual_Joint_Disaster_Relief_Exercise_Prakampana_Inaugurated.htm