{"id":27197,"date":"2024-03-06T19:29:21","date_gmt":"2024-03-06T19:29:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/?p=27197"},"modified":"2024-03-06T19:29:21","modified_gmt":"2024-03-06T19:29:21","slug":"ndma-conducts-national-level-spring-thaw-2024-simulation-exercises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/ndma-conducts-national-level-spring-thaw-2024-simulation-exercises\/","title":{"rendered":"NDMA Conducts National Level \u201cSpring-Thaw 2024\u201d Simulation Exercises"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5><em><strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-27198\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/NDMA_Exercise.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/NDMA_Exercise.jpg 700w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/NDMA_Exercise-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/NDMA_Exercise-100x70.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/NDMA_Exercise-696x497.jpg 696w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/NDMA_Exercise-588x420.jpg 588w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>ISLAMABAD: 04 March 2024 &#8211; As part of NDMA\u2019s proactive approach, the two-day National Simulation Exercise (Sim Ex) held on March 4-5, 2024, at NDMA Headquarters, focused on disaster response preparedness. The exercise aimed to address potential emergencies during the spring and early summer seasons. Chairman NDMA Lieutenant General Inam Haider Malik inaugurated the \u201cSpring-Thaw 2024\u201d simulation exercises.<\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n<h5>Key stakeholders, including representatives from Provincial Disaster Management Authorities (PDMAs), State Disaster Management Authorities (SDMA), Gilgit-Baltistan Disaster Management Authority (GBDMA), emergency services, Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA), Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO), National Highway Authority (NHA), Armed Forces, Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT), and Emergency Response Agencies (Rescue 1122) and UN Agencies including humanitarian organizations actively participated in the simulation.<\/h5>\n<h5><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-27199\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/NDMA-1024x250.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"170\" \/>During SimEx, syndicates rigorously tested preparedness and response plans, covering a wide range of topics. These exercises aimed to enhance the disaster management cycle, including considerations for vulnerable communities and collaboration with international community.<\/h5>\n<h5>Emphasis was placed on effective coordination and cooperation among all agencies involved in disaster management and relief activities. Participants applied their knowledge to respond to simulated disasters at both local and national levels.<\/h5>\n<h5>The scenarios included drought, forest fires, glacial lake outburst floods (GLOF), heatwaves, and industrial fires. The exercise provided valuable insights and strengthened the collective ability to handle emergency situations effectively under the umbrella of NDMA.<\/h5>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"k64ujkVfto\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/ndma-chairman-and-staff-officers-enjoy-extra-allowances-pm-office-takes-notice\/\">NDMA Chairman and Staff Officers Enjoy Extra Allowances &#8211; PM Office Takes Notice<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;NDMA Chairman and Staff Officers Enjoy Extra Allowances &#8211; PM Office Takes Notice&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/ndma-chairman-and-staff-officers-enjoy-extra-allowances-pm-office-takes-notice\/embed\/#?secret=IdXP6zLRkG#?secret=k64ujkVfto\" data-secret=\"k64ujkVfto\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: 04 March 2024 &#8211; As part of NDMA\u2019s proactive approach, the two-day National Simulation Exercise (Sim Ex) held on March 4-5, 2024, at NDMA Headquarters, focused on disaster response preparedness. The exercise aimed to address potential emergencies during the spring and early summer seasons. Chairman NDMA Lieutenant General Inam Haider Malik inaugurated the \u201cSpring-Thaw [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":27198,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[1723,1240,525,943,3277,354,335,48,4835],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27197"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27197"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27197\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27200,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27197\/revisions\/27200"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27198"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27197"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27197"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27197"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}