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East Coast Railway chalks out coordinated measures for disaster response

Bhubaneswar, Nov 10 (UNI) Khurda Road Railway Division of East Coast Railway on Monday conducted a disaster preparedness meeting to review readiness and coordination among various agencies in handling Railway-related emergencies and natural disasters.
The meeting was chaired by the Additional Divisional Railway Manager (Operations) of Khurda Road Division P. K. Behra.
Representatives from State Police, National Disaster Response Force (Mundali Unit), Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force, Railway Police Force, Local Administration, State Fire Services, State Medical Team, and key Railway Departments connected with Safety and Disaster Management participated in the meeting.
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