The Indian Army and NDRF jointly conducted Exercise Raahat 2025 in Assam’s Doom Dooma and Tinsukia districts. This large-scale disaster simulation aimed to enhance coordination between civil and military agencies during floods, landslides, and infrastructure crises. With rising climate-induced disasters, the exercise sets a benchmark for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) in India.

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• Joint drill by Indian Army, NDRF in flood-prone Assam
• Real-time simulation of flood rescue and relief operations
• Involved troops, medical teams, helicopters, rescue workers
• Civil-military coordination tested across agencies and NGOs
• Key actions: evacuation, airlifting, relief camps, comms repair
• Assam chosen for high flood risk from Brahmaputra system
• SDRF, local admin, NGOs also took active part
• Focused on speed, coordination, communication, and rescue
• Part of India’s strategy for climate disaster readiness
• Aligned with Sendai Framework for disaster risk reduction