
Civil Defence personnel during a rehearsal for the drill
scheduled for May 7, at Reserve Police Lines, in Lucknow, Tuesday, May 6, 2025.
(PTI Photo/Nand Kumar)
- NEW DELHI — The stage is set for a nationwide mock drill on Wednesday with all
states and Union territories preparing to operationalise air-raid sirens and
train people on evacuation protocols and cleaning of bunkers and trenches among
other steps in the event of a "hostile attack".
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- The emergency preparedness, the first perhaps since 1971,
will be conducted by most states from 4 pm.
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- Sources said the number of volunteers associated with
this drill would be around 6 lakh but the final number could be more.
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- The drill follows the Union Home ministry's communication
on Monday to states and Union territories to conduct the drills due to the
"new and complex threats" that have emerged amid rising tensions with
Pakistan following the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that claimed 26 lives.
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