09-05-2025
Delhi Tests Air Siren Day After India Strikes Islamabad, Lahore
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Mock drill was conducted in Delhi today in the wake of heightened tensions with Pakistan on the borders.
An emergency siren testing was conducted as part of a mock drill in the national capital on Friday in the wake of military tensions with Pakistan, officials said.
Ahead of the testing, the Delhi government had issued a notice stating that the Directorate of Civil Defence would test air raid sirens that are installed at the Public Works Department Headquarters at ITO, and said that there is no need to panic.
'The testing will commence at 3.00 PM and be carried out for a period of 15-20 minutes. Accordingly, it is requested that adequate publicity may be made through social and electronic media so that general public are advised to stay calm and not to panic during the said exercise," the statement said.
The drill began at 3 pm and was conducted for around 10 minutes.
District Magistrate (Central) G Sudhakar had also urged residents not to panic and stay calm as the sirens are sounded.
The mock drill was conducted a day after Indian military struck deep inside Pakistan in its capital city, Islamabad, Punjab province's largest city, Lahore, and Sialkot. India's action came in retaliation for the barrage of drone and missile attacks by Pakistan into Indian territory late last evening. All their projectiles were successfully shot down by Indian air defence systems — S-400 and Akash — except for one drone, which managed to hit the Jammu Civil Airport.
Pakistan targeted their attacks in parts of Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab and Rajasthan, leading to the local authorities adhering to the standard SOPs and executing a complete blackout in the border districts.
First Published:
May 09, 2025, 15:37 IST
