– NDMA conducted a J&K-level Table Top Exercise on earthquakes, GLOF, and cloudbursts in Ladakh
– Emphasis on using modern technologies like drones and satellite imagery for disaster assessment
– The exercise was led by Major General (Retd) Sudhir Bahl under the chairmanship of Advisor to LG Ladakh, Pawan Kotwal and Administrative Secretary, Amit Sharma
– Focus on Incident Response System (IRS) module and inter-departmental coordination for effective disaster management
– Deputy Commissioner and other officials from Kargil virtually attended the exercise
– Hypothetical earthquake scenarios were presented to designated IRT team members
– Main mock exercise on the earthquake to be held on August 22 in Leh and Kargil districts.