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Security drills in 300 districts with sensitive installations
Mint Mumbai
|May 07, 2025
Measures include air-raid warning sirens, training civilians on civil-defence aspects
Close to 300 "civil defence districts" with sensitive installations like nuclear plants, military bases, refineries, and hydroelectric dams will be covered by mock drills on air-raid warning sirens, civilian training for a "hostile attack" and cleaning of bunkers and trenches.
How to conduct the mock exercise with active public participation of people was discussed threadbare at a high-level meeting chaired by Union home secretary Govind Mohan. Top civil and police officers of the country participated in the meeting, official sources said.
This story is from the May 07, 2025 edition of Mint Mumbai.
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