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Civil defence mock drills to be conducted in 12 districts today
The Political and Business Daily
|May 07, 2025
Main objective of the drill is to create awareness among people on air raids: DGP Fire Services
CIVIL defence mock drills will be conducted in 12 districts of Odisha on Wednesday as per instructions from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), a senior officer said.
Amid growing tension between India and Pakistan after the Pahalgam terror attack, the MHA has issued directives to states, including Odisha, to conduct full-scale civil defence mock drills on May 7.
A high-level preparatory meeting was conducted by the MHA with all states through the virtual mode for conduct of the mock drill. Following the instruction of MHA, the Odisha government held a preparatory meeting here on Tuesday.
Sudhansu Sarangi, DG, Fire Services, who attended the meeting, said the MHA has asked all states, including Odisha, to conduct the mock drill at 4 pm on Wednesday.
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