Itanagar, May 12 -- In a significant step towards enhancing disaster preparedness in India's high-altitude frontier regions, the Indian Army, in close coordination with the Tawang District Administration, State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and paramilitary forces, successfully conducted a large-scale two-day disaster management exercise, 'Jal Aapda', in Tawang sector from May 11 to 12.
The exercise aimed at strengthening preparedness and rapid response mechanisms against flash floods, mudslides and debris-flow disasters that frequently threaten remote Himalayan regions.
Nestled along the extension of the Tibetan plateau and traversed by fast-flowing rivers such as the Nyamjang Chu and Tawang Chu, Tawang remains highly vulnerable to sudd...