AMMAN — Prime minister and chairman of
board of directors of the
National Center for Security and Crisis Management (NCSCM),
Bisher Al-Khasawneh, checked on the coordinated national plan to deal with
earthquakes and alleviate their risks on Sunday.
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The premier was briefed on the
national exercise scheduled to be implemented by NCSCM in the second half of next
September and ensure readiness and preparedness of public and private
institutions to reach an "integrated"
national strategy to deal with
earthquakes and natural disasters in the event of their occurrence, Jordan News
Agency, Petra reported.
NCSCM deputy head, Brig. Gen. Hatem Zoubi
stressed that the plan aims to ensure preparation of executive plans for the
concerned institutions and departments to enable them to deal with earthquakes
with "high" efficiency and draft a national awareness plan to inform
citizens on earthquake-related dangers.
The measures seek ensure the availability
of vital infrastructure to maintain operations and provide basic services for
citizens to sustain daily life during and after the earthquake.
The core of plan focuses on mitigating
earthquake impact by updating standards and requirements for buildings under
construction and their implementation, reinforcing existing vital structures,
and outlining and updating comprehensive national databases and platforms that
contribute to "optimally" manage the crisis.
In the second half of September 2023, the
NCSCM is set to implement a comprehensive national exercise that simulates
earthquakes in the Kingdom's regions, aimed to test extent of readiness and identify
elements of weakness to be addressed.
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