Mock drills on May 7: Here’s how States conducted mock drills to test civil defence preparedness

Mock drills on May 7: Here’s how States conducted mock drills to test civil defence preparedness

An area is designated as civil defence district if there are vital installations such as refinery or a nuclear plant or a cantonment in its geographical limits.

Operation Abhyas: Civil Defence Mock Drill Conducted in South Andaman to Test Emergency Preparedness - ANDAMAN SHEEKHA

Sri Vijaya Puram, May 08: In view of direction of Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India, South Andaman District of A&N Islands conducted OPERATION ABHYAS (Civil Defence Mock Drill) on 07.05.2025 at 04:00 pm with primary goal to assess the present preparedness level of District Response Team and to find out gaps. The Scenario was Air Raid Simulation near Jawaharlal Nehru Rajkeeya Mahavidyalaya (JNRM), Sri Vijaya Puram, A&N Islands that was fol…

Mock drills originated in UK during World War I, II; concept now copied by nations worldwide

Hamirpur: Amid the rising tensions between India and Pakistan, a nationwide mock drill was planned under the Civil Defence Act by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Wednesday (May 7, 2025) across 244 districts. The last time such extensive drills were organised was during high-tension periods following the Kargil war and after the 2008 Mumbai attacks. The concept of civil defence mock drills originated in the United Kingdom during the e…

Mock drill conducted at four places in Hyderabad - The Rahnuma Daily

Mock drill conducted at four places in Hyderabad Hyderabad, May 7 (IANS) Personnel from multiple civil defence services participated in the mock drill at four places in Hyderabad on Wednesday as part of the nationwide ‘Operation Abhyaas’ to test and strengthen the country’s preparedness. Air raid sirens blared throughout the city at 4 p.m. and lasted for two minutes. Authorities activated the industrial siren and used the sirens of police patrol…

Civil defense mock drill held statewide

TAWANG, 7 May: A comprehensive civil defense mock drill was conducted in Tawang district on Wednesday, demonstrating the district’s preparedness to tackle potential disasters. The mock drill, organized under the supervision of the district administration, was carried out across four designated sites: Khandro Drowa Zangmo District Hospital, ANM School, L D Public School, and Masang […]

Civil defence mock drills conducted in Meghalaya

Shillong, May 7 (PTI) Civil defence mock drills were conducted in all the 12 districts of Meghalaya on Wednesday, officials said here.Along with the rest of the country, civil defence exercises simulating air raids by enemy aircraft and civil defence measures such as blackout and evacuation were conducted in the northeastern state, they said."The civil defence exercise was carried out to test the preparedness of the civil defence machinery in th…