Dimapur, May 30: Kohima Municipal Council (KMC), in collaboration with the Nagaland State Disaster Management Authority (NSDMA), Home Department, organized a one-day training programme on disaster management on May 27 at KMC conference hall.
Speaking during the programme, Secretary NSDMA, Khrienuo Metha, said Disaster Management Committees would be notified soon to empower municipal councils for effective response to disaster and to take up mitigation activities.
During the training, Khrolou Koza, NSDMA State Training & Capacity Building Officer, presented a PPT on the need for community participation in disaster risk reduction, while Johnny Ruangmei, OSD NSDMA, oriented the ward members on ward level disaster preparedness planning.During the training, intensive group work and discussions were undertaken on ward level disaster preparedness planning. As an outcome of the one-day workshop on community/ municipal disaster preparedness planning, Kohima Municipal Committee would be undertaking the ward level disaster preparedness planning. NSDMA also committed to extend ‘hand-hold’ support to KMC in the initiative of municipal ward level planning and other necessary trainings.
Later, personnel from the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) drawn from the CD&HG gave demonstrations on how to conduct search and rescue, basic first aid etc.
The training programme was attended by representatives from all the 19 wards of Kohima Municipal Council. The programme was chaired by the Administrator KMC Kovi Meyase.
