Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 03:16pm on 05 May 2025,Monday India
In response to the escalating Indo-Pak tensions after the Pahalgam terror attack, the Union Home Ministry has ordered a civil defence mock drill across multiple states on May 7. Border states including Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, and Gujarat have been asked to test wartime standard operating procedures (SOPs). The drill includes testing of air raid sirens, training civilians and students in emergency preparedness, implementing crash blackout protocols, camouflaging vital installations, and updating evacuation plans. Officials emphasize the exercise is precautionary and not cause for alarm. The initiative is aimed at educating a generation unfamiliar with wartime realities.
