Mock Drill: Mock drill today in states bordering Pakistan, siren will be sounded... practice will be done to deal with emergency situations..

Amid the ongoing tension with Pakistan, mock drills will be conducted again on Saturday in the border states of Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan, and Gujarat as well as Haryana and the Union Territory of Chandigarh.

In this exercise to be conducted under Operation Shield, practice will be done to avoid air strikes. Also, security and emergency arrangements will be tested. Blackout will also be done late in the evening.

This drill was earlier scheduled to be held on Thursday under Operation Shield, but it was postponed due to administrative reasons. Mock drills are being conducted for the first time after the ceasefire with Pakistan took effect on the evening of May 10.

The Directorate General of Fire Services and Home Guards has said that the mock drill will explain ways to face enemy aircraft, drones, and missile attacks. During this, sirens will be sounded and emergency response systems will also be tested. Civil defense officials urged the states and the Union Territory to plan and organize mock drills from 5 pm on Saturday, involving all local administrations.

Exercise to deal with emergencies

During Operation Shield, various actions will be taken like ensuring the preparedness of local administration regarding civil security, taking services of volunteers like NCC, NSS, Bharat Scouts and Guides, establishing a hotline between Air Force and Civil Defence Control Room regarding enemy aircraft and missile attacks, activating air raid sirens, ensuring blackout, safety of public and property. Earlier, after the Pahalgam terror attack, mock drills were conducted in 244 districts on May 7 on the instructions of the Union Home Ministry.

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