NEPEx
The Nagaland Emergency Preparedness Exercise tests coordination and response across state, district, subdivision, village and institutional levels. It combines reviews, tabletop exercises, public awareness, workshops and field drills.
- Drop, Cover and Hold drills
- Incident Response System practice
- Emergency Operation Centre activation
- After-action review and learning
Aapda Mitra
"Friends-in-Disaster" volunteers from vulnerable communities receive skills for basic relief and rescue during floods, flash floods and urban flooding before outside assistance arrives.
- Community-based response
- Basic relief and rescue
- Flood preparedness
- Volunteer coordination
Community First Responders
CFR training equips community members to act safely during the critical period before professional emergency services reach an affected area.
- First response principles
- Search and rescue awareness
- First aid orientation
- Local risk awareness
SchoolsSafety plans and mock drills
SDRFRecruit and refresher training
DDMAsDistrict exercises and coordination
CommunitiesVolunteer and first-responder skills
Exercise cycle
How preparedness is tested
01ReviewAssess previous exercises and preparedness arrangements.
02Tabletop exerciseWalk agencies through roles, decisions and coordination.
03Awareness & orientationPrepare institutions, communities and responders.
04Field exerciseActivate alarms, evacuation, EOCs and response structures.
05Lessons learnedDocument gaps and improve the next exercise and plans.