Drills Done, City Prepared To Tackle Disaster

The national capital on Wednesday successfully conducted mock drills at 55 locations across its 11 revenue districts, as part of the 'Operation Abhyaas' exercise aimed at testing the city's disaster preparedness and response capabilities in a crisis situation.

- NITIN RAWAT

Under the nationwide mega civil defence mock drill, prompted by the ongoing Indo-Pak tensions following the Pahalgam terror attack that claimed the lives of 26 people, mock drills simulating multiple hostile scenarios like air raids, multiple fire emergencies, and search and rescue operations, among others, were carried out.

The drills were conducted in key locations including schools, government offices, busy markets, malls, airports and other critical areas. The exercise commenced around 4 pm with loud sirens signalling the start of the mock emergency scenarios.