Mangalore:The five-day training programme on Incident Response System (IRS) for officials  of various departments in and around DK district concluded on November 8, Friday. The programme was jointly organised  by the National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM), New Delhi.

Nearly 34 officials from various departments like Fire, Health Department, Home Guards, Food and Civil Supplies, Fisheries, Minor Irrigation Division, Social Forestry, took part in the programme.

On Friday, a five member team of experts  conducted training and simulation exercises for  officials at the MCC auditorium.Participating in the training programme and simulation exercise, O R Srirangappa, District Health Officer,   said first and foremost there must be a  distinct plan for disasters such as earthquakes, cyclones, chemical hazards etc. And Mangalore being the hub of industries and petro-chemicals, a proper response system is required,” he said.

Assistant Commissioner of Mangalore Sub Division, M.V. Venkatesh, District Information Officer Rohini K and several officials participated in the training programme.