Guwahati, April 29 -- Reported by Bhadra Gogoi

Dimapur: A tabletop exercise, as part of the Nagaland Emergency Preparedness Exercise (NEPEx) 2026, was held across the state on Wednesday.

The Nagaland State Disaster Management Authority conducted the tabletop exercise at the State Emergency Operations Centre at the Capital Convention Centre in Kohima.

Chief Secretary Sentiyanger Imchen stated that the core objectives of the 8th edition of NEPEx are to assess the preparedness of stakeholders and to test and validate standard operating procedures.

He added that it also seeks to strengthen inter-agency coordination across various departments to ensure a more effective and unified response during disasters.

Imchen further said the exercis...