Creating strong manforce, Disaster Management conducts training programmes at Patna Airport in case of emergency

Patna, April 24: Aiming to enhance preparedness of Airport Emergency Handling in response to the CBRN emergencies at the airports, a five day training programme has been flagged off by National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) at the Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport in Patna.

The programme comprises of lectures along with field training which includes live demonstrations of detection and decontamination including the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Apart from equipping the airport emergency handlers to handle CBRN emergencies, the training programme will also enable them to provide medical first aid and initial psycho-social support.

CBRN emergencies pertain to threats emanating due to Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear material.

The training programme is being conducted in collaboration with the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and Institute of Nuclear Medicine & Allied Sciences (INMAS). This is not the first programme to be initiated, earlier also four such programme have already been conducted which includes one in Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai and Varanasi.

A team of NDRF, trained for CBRN emergency, is posted in Patna and their expertise will also be utilized in the programme. A total of 200 personnel will be trained on various aspects of CBRN emergencies. This includes sensitization of 150 working level staff in a half day module.

The training process will imbibe expert lectures from the domain departments viz. Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), INMAS, NDMA, etc. and hold demonstrations on various areas related to CBRN emergency management.