'Operation Abhyaas': From Mumbai to Delhi and NorthEast states, how mock drills were conducted | WATCH VIDEOS

Mock drills were carried out across India on Wednesday following a directive from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). States were asked to conduct such exercises in light of "new and complex threats" emerging after the Pahalgam terror attack, which killed 26 civilians. 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. Here is how 'Operation Abhyaas' was carried out in different parts of the country:

 

 

 

NEW DELHI: PCR vans and fire engines were stationed at multiple locations while there was a heavy deployment of security personnel and civil defence volunteers. At Khan Market, alarm sirens were played and people were asked to run as part of the evacuation drill that was carried out.

 

In Chandni Chowk, a mock drill was carried out in the presence of civil defence volunteers, personnel and NCC cadets. Alarm sirens were blaring in the market area as the evacuation drill began at Chandni Chowk near Town Hall, prompting people to run towards safer places. Delhi Fire Services cranes were used to reach high-rise buildings and evacuate people who were trapped. A mock drill was also conducted in the RBI building, among other places, with instructions being given to stay away from glass windows and find a safe place to hide covering heads with both hands.

 

MUMBAI: A civil defence team from Central Railway on Wednesday conducted a mock drill at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT). As part of the exercise, Railway Protection Force (RPF) and Government Railway Police (GRP) personnel also conducted separate and joint security drills. The GRP and RPF carried out a route march, patrolling, and checks at various railway stations, Mumbai Police said. During the exercise, civil defence volunteers in yellow T-shirts simulated various scenarios to assess coordination, response time, and overall readiness, officials said.

 

The civic defence team, consisting of around 20 volunteers, demonstrated fire safety measures, methods for extinguishing fires, procedures to follow during air strikes, and techniques for rescuing and reviving injured civilians. The drill was conducted in the open space between the suburban and mainline corridors of CSMT, attracting a large number of curious onlookers.

 

TELANGANA: The drills were carried out in Secunderabad, Golkonda, Kanchan Bagh, and the Nacharam NFC area. Sirens were activated at 4 pm in Hyderabad within the Outer Ring Road (ORR), signalling the start of the drill. Citizens were instructed to stay indoors, seek shelter, and take cover. Sirens were sounded again at 4.30 pm to mark the end of the drills, reported PTI. Senior police officials monitored the mock drills from the Integrated Command and Control Centre.

 

 

 

JHARKHAND: The three-hour-long drills are being conducted in five districts Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Bokaro, Godda, and Sahibganj in coordination with civil defence organisations. In the state capital of Ranchi, the exercise was held in the Doranda area, under drizzling weather conditions, and is scheduled to continue until 7 PM. An administrative official said various activities such as danger warnings through sirens, blackouts, keeping major infrastructure safe and evacuation of injured in case of an accident are being performed as part of the mock drill.

 

NORTHEAST: A civil defence mock drill was carried 18 places across 14 'civil defence districts' of Assam on Wednesday as preparedness for any air attack following the Pahalgam terror strike, a senior official said. The drill began at 4 pm and was completed within half an hour, Home Guard and Civil Defence Inspector General of Police Arabinda Kalita told PTI.

 

Meanwhile, it was carried out at a few designated locations in Mizoram's Aizawl on Wednesday. The drills were conducted in a 2 km stretch between the All India Radio (AIR) station at Tuikhuahtlang locality and Aizawl Civil Hospital in Dawrpui, an official said.

 

ODISHA: Civil defence mock drills were conducted in 12 districts of Odisha. Bhubaneswar, Sambalpur and Rourkela were among the cities that witnessed the mock drills taking place. Similar drills were conducted in Angul, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Ganjam, Dhenkanal, Puri, Koraput and Sundargarh districts, officials said. People lay on the ground as fire services teams doused a controlled blaze and rescued some people stuck there. The situation returned to normal after another siren was blared.

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