Civil Defence Mock Drills to be conducted across the country today

The Civil Defence Mock Drills will be conducted across 244 districts of the country today.

The Director General of Fire Services, Civil Defence and Home Guards, Vivek Srivastava, said that common people should not be alarmed as it is a preparatory exercise and they should cooperate with the volunteers. He said that it is an exercise to prepare people to counter any external threat.

In the national capital, Delhi Directorate of Education has directed all school heads to organise training sessions for students and teachers on disaster response today. As part of a nationwide mega mock drill, authorities in Delhi will conduct ‘Operation Abhyaas’ at 55 locations across the city.

The Civil Defence Exercise will involve active participation from the district controller, various district authorities, civil defence wardens and volunteers, Home Guards, as well as members of NCC, NSS, NYKS and students from schools and colleges.

The border state of Punjab will conduct Mock Drill in 20 districts of state, including border districts of Amritsar, Ferozepur, Gurdaspur, Pathankot and Tarn Taran, with the objective to create awareness among the public and take necessary precautions in the event of any hostile attack. Moreover, schools in some border areas including



Amritsar, Fazilka, Ferozepur, Gurdaspur and Pathankot have been closed for now to keep students safe.

In Maharashtra, civil defence mock drill will be conducted at 16 locations across 10 districts. The MHA has directed the authorities to conduct the mock drill in Mumbai, Uran, Tarapur, Thane, Pune, Nashik, and ten other districts. Some of the locations are sensitive, like Tarapur which houses the Tarapur Atomic Power Plant, the industrial belts of Roha-Nagothane, Uran also conducting a mock drill.

In Madhya Pradesh,5 districts — Bhopal, Indore, Gwalior, Jabalpur and Katni have been included in the mock drill.

In Gujarat, civil defence mock drill will be held across 18 districts including Vadodara, Surat, Tapi, Patan, Banaskantha, Ahmedabad, Dwarka, Kutch, Bharuch, among others. Mock drill for district administrations will begin at 4 pm with sounds of sirens which will be followed by blackout drill between 7.30 PM to 8 PM.