Drills in 4 border states tomorrow; Gujarat, J&K, Punjab, Rajasthan on alert
Amid ongoing tensions between New Delhi and Islamabad, a mock drill will be conducted on Thursday evening in the states bordering Pakistan -- Gujarat, Punjab, Rajasthan, and Jammu and Kashmir -- which came under heavy attack from across the border during the recently concluded four-day conflict. People will be instructed to stay alert during the drill, sources informed India Today TV.advertisementThe primary objectives of a mock drill include testing the operationality of control rooms and air raid warning systems. It also assesses the effectiveness of civil defence services, such as warden services, firefighting, rescue operations, depot management, and the preparation of evacuation plans.This development comes weeks after the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) conducted Operation Abhyas -- a nationwide mock drill -- on May 7, hours before India launched Operation Sindoor.
In the last mock drill, air raid warning sirens were activated while civilians and students were briefed on civil defence protocols on how to protect themselves and others around them in case of an attack. These mock drills -- the first of their kind since the 1971 war with Pakistan-- were held in 250 locations across 33 states and union territories.advertisementDuring Operation Sindoor, Punjab -- which shares a 532-kilometre border with Pakistan -- put all its border districts on high alert, cancelling any public events while ordering the shutdown of schools in Ferozepur, Pathankot, Fazilka, Amritsar, Gurdaspur and Tarn Taran districts.Similarly, all government and private schools in the border areas of Rajasthan -- which shares 1,037 kilometres with Pakistan -- were shut down.Trending Reel
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