Practice AIKYA

The Army Southern Command in Chennai and the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) are hosting Exercise AIKYA, a two-day nationwide event. Enhancing collaboration between various groups and catastrophe preparedness is the primary objective.

Disaster Response Event Summary

• Strengthen institutional alignment and operational readiness in disaster response;
• Personnel from Railways, Transport, Civil Aviation, Health and Family Welfare, Environment and Climate Change, National Disaster Management Authority, State Disaster Management Authorities and Indian Army among other States.
• Interaction will mainly be on ——  Mitigation and Management of ongoing Disasters such Tsunamis, Landslides, Floods, Forest Fires,Cyclones etc.  Recent Disasters
• Exercise AIKYA will be an attempt to further the knowledge sharing and capacity building for future disaster preparedness.
• Disaster Management — Mitigation, Preparedness, Response and Recovery
• The event promotes planning, early warning systems, community-led resilience and long-term approaches.
• Technology is vital to enhancing disaster response