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Sirens Blare, People Evacuated as Delhi Conducts Mega Mock Drills at 55 Locations
The Daily Guardian
|May 08, 2025
Mock drills across Delhi simulated emergencies like fires, air raids, and building collapses. Sirens, evacuations, rescue operations, and safety training boosted public awareness and preparedness.
Laring sirens, residents rushing to safer places, injured people being administered medical aid; these were some of the scenes witnessed across the 55 locations where mock security drills were conducted by authorities in the national capital.
Under the nationwide mega civil defence mock drill 'Operation Abhyaas', mock drills simulating multiple hostile scenarios like air raids, multiple fire emergencies, and search and rescue operations, among others, were carried out.
Some of the prominent locations where the mock drill was conducted include Khan Market, NDMC building, Select Citywalk Mall in Saket, and Chandni Chowk.
PCR vans and fire engines were stationed at multiple locations while there was a heavy deployment of security personnel and civil defence volunteers.
This story is from the May 08, 2025 edition of The Daily Guardian.
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