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| 18-05-2026 | |
| Joint Mock Exercise conducted by Delhi Division, Northern Railway, 16th BN of NDRF and Civil Authorities to assess preparedness in emergent situation. | |
Today, Delhi Division, Northern Railway with 16th BN of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has conducted mock exercise to make itself fully prepared to deal with any emergent situation. An accident site was created at Shakur Basti Mechanical Sick line Depot, where derailment has been done.
Railway Control Office immediately informed to officials of Self- Propelled Accident Relief Medical Van (SPARMV), Accident Relief Train (ART), Railway Protection Force (RPF), Civil Defense and Government Railway Police (GRP), NDRF and Civil Authorities to attend the derailment site. At first RPF, Delhi Police and GRP personnel reached the site and cordoned off the site. Concerned teams with ambulance reached the site.
Sh. Pushpesh Raman Tripathi, Divisional Railway Manager, Delhi, Shri Tribhuvan Mishra, Additional Divisional Railway Manager, (Operations), Delhi Division, Sr. Divisional Safety Officer and other officers of Delhi Division also reached the accident site immediately. The mini control was established immediately at site with the help of all concerned departments. RPF personnel helped passengers, making announcements to warn public to stay away from the accident site, securing passengers luggage etc.
The ART team of Delhi division, rescue teams of NDRF & Civil Defence of Delhi division entered in the capsized coaches to analyze the no. of passengers with their location in the coaches and their evacuation options. First aid was given inside the coaches to passengers wherever possible. ART team adopted cold cutting/ abrasive cutting methods to make way to evacuate passengers.
Medical team maintained list of injured passengers with their condition of injuries, and details of Hospitals where they were sent for further treatment, a slip of name and details of patient was provided in the pocket of each and every injured passenger for their identification, at the time of giving first aid or while sending to hospital. Fire drill was also conducted during mock exercise. Fire extinguishers were used by railway officials and fire brigade team of Delhi administration was also reached at site and doused the fire in a short time. This mock exercise of Delhi Division Northern Railway has shown that Railways is fully prepared to deal such accidents with the help of NDRF and Civil Authorities.
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