"Operation Shield": Mock Drills Conducted In 6 States, Union Territories
- India conducted large-scale civil defence drills under Operation Shield on Saturday across six states and union territories bordering Pakistan.
- The drills followed heightened tensions with Pakistan and came weeks after the military retaliation, Operation Sindoor, launched on May 7.
- The exercises included blackout simulations, coordinated evacuations, fire outbreak responses, and drone attack scenarios to evaluate emergency readiness and inter-agency coordination.
- Officials simulated 10-minute blackouts in Srinagar, rescued 20 individuals in Punjab after a hypothetical drone attack, and sounded air raid sirens in border districts like Fazilka.
- The drills aimed to enhance public awareness, test civil defence mechanisms, and improve coordinated responses to potential external threats amid ongoing national security concerns.
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Operation Shield: Mock drill conducted in Karnal - The Tribune
A civil defence mock drill —‘Operation Shield — was conducted on Saturday evening at the Mini-Secretariat as part of the Civil Defence : Exercise 2 by the District Disaster Management Authority, aiming at strengthening the district’s emergency response mechanisms.
"Operation Shield": Mock Drills Conducted In 6 States, Union Territories
The authorities in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh on Saturday conducted a major statewide civil defence exercise named "Operation Shield" to enhance emergency preparedness and response capabilities.
India conducts civil defence drills across IIOJK to save face from defeat - Kashmir Media Service
Srinagar: Finding it difficult to stomach its military defeat from Pakistan, India launched civil defence exercises across Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday under Operation Shield, a move seen as part of its broader campaign to mask embarrassment with bravado. According to Kashmir Media Service, the large-scale mock exercises come weeks after heightened tensions between India and Pakistan. Held across all 10 districts of Ka…
India Conducts Nationwide Blackout And Emergency Mock Drills Under ‘Operation Shield’ To Bolster Wartime Preparedness
India has undertaken a nationwide emergency preparedness initiative under the Ministry of Home Affairs’ (MHA) directive, codenamed ‘Operation Shield’, to simulate wartime scenarios and test civil and emergency response protocols. The initiative included blackout mock drills, fire simulations, and coordinated emergency responses across several states and union territories. High-Intensity Simulation in Jammu Near International Border In Marh area …
Mock drills conducted in 6 states, UTs to enhance wartime emergency preparedness
Chandigarh/Srinagar/Jaipur, May 31 (PTI) Mock drills were conducted on Saturday in states and Union territories adjoining the western border -- from Jammu and Kashmir to Gujarat -- to enhance wartime emergency preparedness and response capabilities, officials said. Exercises simulating air raids, drone attacks and other wartime scenarios were conducted, while emergency response teams practised rescue operations as part of the civil defence mock …
Kashmir simulates war to test readiness
Srinagar, May 31: Civil defence drills were conducted across Kashmir on Saturday as part of the nationwide Operation Shield, aimed at assessing emergency preparedness in J&K. The large-scale mock exercises come weeks after heightened tensions between India and Pakistan, following a deadly terror attack in Pahalgam on April 22 that claimed the lives of 26 civilians. Held across all 10 districts of Kashmir, including Srinagar, Anantnag, Pulwama, B…
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