In photos: States conduct mock drills in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack
The Hindu
An area is designated as civil defence district if there are vital installations such as refinery or a nuclear plant or a cantonment in its geographical limits.
Several districts across India conducted mock drills on Wednesday (May 7, 2025) as a measure of preparedness in the aftermath of the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack.
The Indian Armed Forces also launched “Operation Sindoor” in the intervening night of May 6 and May 7, 2025, hitting terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, a government release read. “Our actions have been focused, measured and non-escalatory in nature. No Pakistani military facilities have been targeted. India has demonstrated considerable restraint in selection of targets and method of execution,” the Defence Ministry said in a statement issued at around 01.45 a.m. on Wednesday.
Mock drills were conducted at the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in central New Delhi, La Martiniere School in Kolkata, and a ground in Mumbai, among other locations.
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