KOHIMA — The Nagaland State Disaster Management Authority (NSDMA) is all set to organise a statewide mock drill simulating an earthquake disaster as part of Nagaland Emergency Preparedness Exercise (NEPEx) on October 24. The annual mock drill is conducted to enhance disaster preparedness and response capabilities across the state and ensure that all stakeholders are ready to effectively manage and respond to any potential disasters. The joint chief executive officer of NSDMA, Johnny Ruangmei, has briefed media persons after the stakeholders meeting on NEPEx 2024 held at the Secretariat’s conference hall in Kohima on Thursday. Also read: Coordination meeting for annual NEPEx held in Dimapur He informed that this year mock drill would simulate extreme disaster event of earthquake impacting every telecom tower, damage to power lines and collapse of businesses in all the district headquarters. In response to the disaster, it would assess alternatives of power backups and how to resume businesses in the absence of essential commodities. It would also looked into the availability of geo coordinates of all the helipads, number of helicopters, and lists of pilots who could empanelled for emergency response in the case of road closures, he explained. He added that the emergency event...