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Hindustan Times Gurugram
|May 29, 2025
The Ministry of Home Affairs Has Yet to Share Details Why the Security Drills Along Border States Were Suspended
NEW DELHI: A mega civil defence drill scheduled across the border states of Gujarat, Punjab, Rajasthan, Haryana, as well as the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir on Thursday evening has been postponed, officials aware of the matter said, adding that a new date is yet to be announced.
The Directorate General Fire Services, Civil Defence, and Home Guards — a federal body under the MHA — had on Tuesday written to the chief secretaries about the Union home ministry's decision to hold a civil defence exercise, titled Operation Shield, across all districts in states and UTs adjoining the western border.
The order, seen by HT, listed seven different scenarios for the district administration and civil defence volunteers to respond to, including air raids, drone attacks at military stations and complete blackouts.
This story is from the May 29, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Gurugram.
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