New Delhi: Amid the ongoing tension with Pakistan in the wake of ghastly terror attack in Pahalgam of Jammu and Kashmir and Bharat’s subsequent retaliatory strikes on terror hubs under ‘Operation Sindoor’, the states bordering Pakistan are all set to conduct ‘civil defence mock drills’ as part of their preparedness to deal with any war like scenario.
All states sharing a border with Pakistan will reportedly hold civil defence mock drills on May 29. The proposed drills will be conducted across all the districts of Haryana and Gujrat. Similar mock drills will be conducted in Punjab, Rajasthan and parts of Jammu and Kashmir.
As per reports, all districts of Gujrat will organise the drills commencing from 5pm on May 29. The drills will be organised as part of advance preparation to counter any possible attack from the enemy country. The drill will be conducted as part of the Operation Shield.
Regarding Operation Shield mock drill, Jayanti Ravi, on Wednesday, virtually reviewed preparations made by the district administration. Along with this, she also gave necessary instructions to all the District Collectors for successful implementation of mock drill.
Further, Jayanti Ravi said that during this exercise, various actions like ensuring the readiness of the local administration regarding civil security; taking the services of young volunteers like NCC, NSS, Bharat Scout and Guide; setting up a hotline between the Air Force and the Civil Security Control Room regarding enemy aircraft and missile attacks; activating the air raid siren; ensuring complete darkness and ensuring public safety and their property will be taken.
Apart from this, necessary instructions have been given to the District Collectors to take necessary action regarding the medical team and blood donation for immediate treatment of the injured after a possible attack and to prepare necessary action plans regarding the immediate deployment of Home Guards of the Border Wing, Armed Wing personnel in a possible war situation. Along with this, the Collectors have also been informed about timely coordination by all the necessary departments and stakeholders during this exercise, she added.
As per the instructions of the Ministry of Home Affairs, a civil defence exercise (Civil Defence Mock Drill) was conducted on May 7 to check and evaluate the security arrangements of the citizens living in sensitive areas of the country. Based on this, the civil defence arrangements have been strengthened in some sensitive areas of the country.
Operation Sindoor was India’s decisive military response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack. Launched on May 7, Operation Sindoor led to the death of over 100 terrorists affiliated with terror outfits like the Jaish-e-Mohammed, Lashkar-e-Taiba, and Hizbul Mujahideen.
(With inputs from ANI)
