Delhi CM Rekha Gupta directs top officials to ensure emergency preparedness as India-Pakistan conflict escalates
NEW DELHI: Chief minister Rekha Gupta on Saturday issued instructions to top officials of her government to ensure preparedness to handle emergency situations entailing need of shelters, blackouts, stocking hospitals with supplies amid an ongoing military conflict between India and Pakistan.Gupta presided over a high-level meeting at Delhi Secretariat with departmental heads, reviewed preparations and provided instructions.She subsequently conducted a meeting with her Cabinet ministers, as confirmed by officials.According to senior Delhi government officials, the chief minister instructed hospitals to maintain readiness and ensure adequate medicine stocks.Instructions were given to keep intensive care units prepared.Officials stated that the Power department received instructions to prepare for potential blackout scenarios.The Education department was tasked to collaborate with other departments to locate schools suitable as emergency shelters.Following the tragic incident where 26 individuals, primarily tourists, lost their lives in a terrorist attack in Pahalgam last month, India and Pakistan have experienced heightened tensions, with both nations engaging in drone strikes, missile launches and intense border artillery exchanges.
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