NDMA conducted the joint Simulation Exercise with Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA), Nepal and International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) at NDMA headquarters. Chairman NDMA Lt General Inam Haider Malik and Mr. Anil Pokhrel, Chief Executive National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA), Nepal supervised the Exercises.
The prime objective of joint SimEx was to harness regional partnership for disaster prevention and mitigation. The SimEx was based on the Badswat GLOF scenario in Gilgit Baltisatan and Imja Glacier, Khumjung, Nepal.
Participants lauded the efforts of NDMA and remarked this SimEx as a significant step towards building a resilient framework for region ensuring that all nation countries are well-prepared to handle potential emergencies effectively.