The Tuzla Canton will host the international NATO drill of civil protection in elimination of consequences of catastrophe in this area. The drill is to be held in late summer or in autumn 2017, it was agreed yesterday at the meeting of the Prime Minister of the Tuzla Canton Bego Gutić with representatives of the Ministry of Security of BiH.
According to the plan, the drill is to be executed in this canton in 2017 and a part of the drill will be organized at the territory of the City of Bijeljina, in the entity Republika Srpska.
“Aim of the drill is to check the capacity of countries for elimination of consequences of catastrophes and mutual help, and it is being organized in the format of allies and partners. We expect the drill to gather 700-750 participants from 61 countries,” said the head of department in the Sector for protection and rescue in the Ministry of Security of BiH and permanent representative of BiH to NATO, Samir Huseinbašić.
Total value of the drill amounts to 1.5 million BAM. Fifty percent will be financed by NATO, 40 percent by the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and 10 percent by the Tuzla Canton.
Prime Minister of the Tuzla Canton Bego Gutić said that the Government of the Tuzla Canton will put all its resources at disposal in order to be a worthy host.
“Given the main goal of this drill, our task is to prove to the representatives of NATO and the entire Europe that we are capacitated and ready to ensure personal safety and safety of capital in Bosnia and Herzegovina,” Gutić said.
According to preliminary plans, the drill should last for two days, the main events would be a flood and stronger earthquake, and incidents would be a collapse of facilities, RHB, traffic accidents on land/water, and the like.
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