Port Blair, March 21: During a review meeting, Dr. Nitin Shakya, Director (Disaster Management) has directed to the Cinema Theatres to strengthen their disaster preparedness level for safety of their staff and audiences and to regularly conduct Mock Drills on fire/other disasters in the cinema theatres to check their preparedness and response level.

In continuation to this, the Directorate of Disaster Management (DDM) will be conducting Mock Drills in all Cinema theatres in Port Blair in coordination with other stakeholders to assess the effectiveness of their emergency plan, standard operating procedures, and the safety precautions being followed in the theatres. The Director (DM) has also urged the general public to follow the safety measures in the Cinema Theatres for the safety of themselves.