'Operation Abhyaas': How major mock drill was conducted in the national capital
Students take part in an emergency mock drill as part of the nationwide civil defence mock drill at a school in New Delhi | AFP
Mock security drills were carried out in 55 locations in the national capital alone on Wednesday amidst fears of Indo-Pak tensions escalating in the backdrop of the Pahalgam terror attack and the retaliatory 'Operation Sindoor'. 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.
The scenarios that were tried during the drills included shifting injured people on stretchers, rushing masses to safer locations, preparing for air raids, dealing with fire emergencies and the like. PCR vans and fire engines were stationed at multiple locations while there was a heavy deployment of security personnel and civil defence volunteers.
When the alarm sirens were played, people were asked to run as part of the evacuation drill that was carried out. Civil defence volunteers, personnel and NCC cadets were part of the drill that took place in Chandni Chowk, reports said.
Signalling the start of rescue efforts, a second siren was sounded and volunteers were told to take care of the injured. Citizens were asked to remain calm and take care of anybody in the vicinity who needed a hand to get back on their toes.
Sirens were sounded at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport were fire brigade teams rushed to the spot along with medical teams and multiple ambulances, PTI reported
At the NDMC building, an alarm siren was sounded and employees were evacuated and rushed to the basement.
A mock drill was also conducted in the RBI building with instructions being given to stay away from glass windows and find a safe place to hide covering heads with both hands.
The mock drills happened hours after missile strikes by the Indian armed forces early Wednesday on nine terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK). The military strikes were conducted as Operation Sindoor two weeks after the Pahalgam attack that killed 26 civilians.
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