Mock drill at Bolarum Railway Station

Mock drill at Bolarum Railway Station
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The South Central Railway (SCR) and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) conducted a technical mock drill at the Bolarum Railway Station on Friday. As part of the drill passengers were evacuated from a passenger coach that had climbed over another coach.

The South Central Railway (SCR) and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) conducted a technical mock drill at the Bolarum Railway Station on Friday. As part of the drill passengers were evacuated from a passenger coach that had climbed over another coach.

The entire rescue and relief operation was completed in 50 minutes. A total of 110 personnel trained in disaster management including 30 persons from NDRF, 45 from Secunderabad Division, 20 from Hyderabad Division and 15 from Railway Protection Force were involved in the exercise.

The objective of the drill was also to test the use of various equipment procured for use during disasters and undertake hands-on experience with tools like cold cutting equipment like saber saw, abrasive cutter to cut the window rods and the coach body, which facilitates easy lifting of injured passengers and evacuate them from the affected coaches.

A 140 Tonne Crane and Accident Relief Train were also put to use during the entire exercise.

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