Shimla, June 15 -- Himachal Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (HPSDMA) on Monday held a state-wide Mega Mock Exercise on Earthquake, Cloud Burst, and Forest Fire led by Major General Sudhir Bahl ( Retd) and Pushpendra Rana Special Secretary Disaster Management attended by district officials, emergency services, health authorities, uniformed forces and community stakeholders to review recent mock exercises and strengthen preparedness for large-scale emergencies.

During the exercise, participants reviewed gaps identified during drills and agreed on measures to improve communication resilience, medical surge capacity, traffic and evacuation management, and the designation of staging areas to expedite resource deployment.

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