Meghalaya forms crisis mgmt panel to combat terror strikes

In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks in Mumbai and Guwahati, Meghalaya has constituted a State Crisis Management Group to deal with such crisis.

An official release in Shillong, on Tuesday, said the state government has reviewed the security situation and preparedness for responding to any situation, to contain the damage and casualties and for recovery and restoration of normalcy within
reasonable time.

While the state already has in place its disaster management authority, the government felt the need to create the crisis management panel for timely response to threat assessment, deployment of resources, providing public services like fire extinguishers, medical transport, evacuations, communication and media management, the release said.

The crisis management group would be headed by the chief secretary and comprise of members that include the chairman and principle secretaries of different departments.

The group will deal with any crisis occurring within the state or outside but having impact in the state.

A sub-group has been formed with senior defence officers under the chairmanship of the DGP to assist the management group.