New Delhi: Amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, the Union Home Minister has directed all states to conduct mock security drills on Wednesday, May 7, to deal with various emergency situations. The civil defence exercise will be conducted across the 259 locations with special focus on 244 designated Civil Defence Districts in the country, including Mumbai and Delhi.
As per a communication by the Home Ministry, the measures to be taken during the mock drills include the operationalisation of air-raid warning sirens, training civilians on various civil-defence aspects so that they could protect themselves during a "hostile attack", and cleaning bunkers and trenches.
The other measures also include provisions for crash-blackout measures, early camouflaging of vital plants and installations and updating and rehearsing evacuation plans, a letter to the chief secretaries of all states and administrators of Union territories said.
MHA's Directions:
Here Is The List Of All 244 Locations:
Details of districts where mock drill will be held |
Details of districts where mock drill will be held |
If we talk about Maharashtra, the mock drill will be conducted at 16 locations, including Mumbai, Pune, Thane, Raigarh and Aurangabad.
Details of districts where mock drill will be held |
The operationalisation of hotline and radio-communication links with the Indian Air Force (IAF), testing the functionality of control rooms and shadow control rooms, will also be part of the mock drill.
Details of districts where mock drill will be held |
"In the current geo-political scenario, new and complex threats/challenges have emerged, hence, it would be prudent that optimum civil defence preparedness in the states/UTs is maintained at all times," the letter from the Directorate General Fire Service, Civil Defence and Home Guards said, as reported by PTI.
As per the letter, participation of various district authorities, civil-defence wardens, volunteers, home guards (active and reserve volunteers), National Cadet Corps (NCC), National Service Scheme (NSS), Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS), college and school students is envisaged in the mock drill.
Notably, a series of high-level meetings, including with top defence functionaries, are being held by Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the Pahalgam terror attack, in which 26 people were killed. India announced a series of diplomatic sanctions against Pakistan, including the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty and the ban on trade with Pakistan.
