Port Blair, Nov 18: A mock Tsunami preparedness drill was conducted in JNRM at 1000 hrs on 18th November 2015 in order to test the efficacy of the newly constructed emergency exits. At the sounding of the Tsunami siren at 1000 hrs all the students and staff left the campus according to the pre-determined evacuation plan and exited through the emergency exits to reach the higher ground through emergency route.
JNRM has more than 3200 students with the entrance facing the sea. It was also badly hit during the Tsunami of 2004. Being a vulnerable area it was felt that the emergency exits to evacuate the students and staff to lead to higher ground are essential and were constructed by APWD.
The emergency evacuation plan was prepared by the Disaster Preparedness Committee of JNRM and coordinated by NCC, NSS, faculty and student representatives. The drill was observed by Officers of the Directorate of Disaster Management who gave their valuable suggestions. This is the first time such a drill has been carried out in JNRM.
