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By Anupam Mishra: Indian Army’s Gajraj Corps, along with other disaster management groups, conducted a joint flood relief drill, ‘Exercise Jal Rahat’, at Hagrama Bridge on Manas River in Assam on Tuesday.
The aim of the exercise was to boost flood relief preparedness ahead of the monsoon floods in the state and coordinate preparedness by multi-agency flood relief columns.
Apart from Indian Army personnel, Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) personnel, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams, State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) teams, District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) officials and police representatives took part in the drill. The event included coordination and rehearsals for the rescue missions of people from inundated areas by joint efforts of specialist teams.
Practice on the use of innovative expedients by the flood relief columns was also organised in which teams of Army and SSB demonstrated the use of local resources during such calamity.
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