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In Meghalaya, the Civil Defence Exercise was conducted in all 12 (Twelve) Districts with special emphasis on three districts of East Khasi Hills, West Jaintia Hills and West Garo Hills. The exercise commenced exactly at 4 PM with the Civil Defence setup springing into action right from the village level through the Civil Defence Warden Services and local Civil Defence Volunteers and at the district level with the District Magistrate as the Controller of Civil Defence taking charge of CD Measures assisted by the Deputy Controllers Civil Defence, Quick Response Team of Civil Defence & Home Guards, State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), Police, Fire and Emergency Services, District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) of all Districts. At the State Level, the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA), the Air Force Station and the 101 Area of the Army also participated in the Civil Defence Exercise. Simulations included Search and Rescue from collapsed structure to indicate damaged buildings responded by Civil Defence Volunteers and Wardens and Quick Response Team of Civil Defence and Home Guards, fire incidents which was responded by Fire and Emergency Services and specialized rescue responded by State Disaster Response Force (SDRF)