NEW DELHI: The ministry of home affairs in light of rising security concerns following the Pahalgam terror attack will conduct a nationwide civil defence mock drill across 244 districts on May 7, aimed at enhancing emergency preparedness and public safety mechanisms.
Union home secretary Govind Mohan is set to review the preparations with chief secretaries and civil defence heads from across the country in a video conference on Tuesday.
According to an official communication from the directorate general of fire services, civil defence and home guards, the mock drills will involve operationalising air-raid warning sirens, cleaning and restoring bunkers and trenches, and training civilians on protective measures during hostile attacks.
Other key activities include implementing crash-blackout protocols, camouflaging vital installations, updating evacuation plans , and testing communication lines with the Indian Air Force through hotline and radio systems. Control rooms and shadow control rooms will also be tested for operational readiness.
“In the current geo-political scenario, new and complex threats/challenges have emerged, hence, it would be prudent that optimum civil defence preparedness in the states/UTs is maintained at all times,” the ministry stated.
The exercise will be held down to the village level and will see participation from civil defence wardens, home guards, NCC and NSS cadets, NYKS volunteers, and school and college students.
The civil defence drill follows a deadly terror attack in south Kashmir’s Pahalgam on April 22, which left 26 people dead, mostly tourists. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has vowed to bring the perpetrators to justice, saying they would be pursued “to the ends of the earth.”
List of 259 civil defence district: Ministry of home affairs
Union home secretary Govind Mohan is set to review the preparations with chief secretaries and civil defence heads from across the country in a video conference on Tuesday.
#WATCH | Students in a Jammu school being trained to respond to any eventuality during a mock drill exercise
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MHA has directed countrywide mock drills on May 7 pic.twitter.com/NxxxmOGetn
According to an official communication from the directorate general of fire services, civil defence and home guards, the mock drills will involve operationalising air-raid warning sirens, cleaning and restoring bunkers and trenches, and training civilians on protective measures during hostile attacks.
Other key activities include implementing crash-blackout protocols, camouflaging vital installations, updating evacuation plans , and testing communication lines with the Indian Air Force through hotline and radio systems. Control rooms and shadow control rooms will also be tested for operational readiness.
#WATCH | Security heightened at Connaught Place in Delhi
— ANI (@ANI) May 6, 2025
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has ordered nationwide mock drills, tomorrow, May 7. pic.twitter.com/OfVOeNksuk
“In the current geo-political scenario, new and complex threats/challenges have emerged, hence, it would be prudent that optimum civil defence preparedness in the states/UTs is maintained at all times,” the ministry stated.
The exercise will be held down to the village level and will see participation from civil defence wardens, home guards, NCC and NSS cadets, NYKS volunteers, and school and college students.
#WATCH | UP | Air raid siren test being conducted at Lucknow's Police Lines as a part of a rehearsal for nationwide mock drill exercise to be conducted on May 7
— ANI (@ANI) May 6, 2025
MHA has ordered nationwide mock drills on May 7 pic.twitter.com/10aRE8WX3x
The civil defence drill follows a deadly terror attack in south Kashmir’s Pahalgam on April 22, which left 26 people dead, mostly tourists. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has vowed to bring the perpetrators to justice, saying they would be pursued “to the ends of the earth.”
List of 259 civil defence district: Ministry of home affairs
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