Amid tension with Pakistan after the Pahalgam attack, mock drills on war prevention methods will be conducted in 244 areas of the country on Wednesday (7 May). The Home Ministry has listed these areas as civil defense districts. These are different from the general administrative districts. Civil defense districts have been divided into 3 categories based on their sensitivity. Category-1 is the most sensitive and category-3 is less sensitive. The Home Ministry had issued orders to all states to conduct mock drills on 5 May. The preparations for the mock drill were reviewed in a high-level meeting held today at the Home Ministry in Delhi. Many high rank officers including the Chief Secretaries and Civil Defense Chiefs of the states were present in it. The Home Ministry’s order for mock drills Civil defense districts are different from administrative districts The Home Ministry released the list of districts for mock drills on Tuesday. In these, districts have been divided on the basis of state-wise sensitivity. A total of 244 civil defense districts of 25 states of the country have been placed between category-1 to 3. In fact, the Ministry of Home Affairs has created 259 civil defense districts in a total of 35 states and union territories of the country. It is not necessary that these civil defense districts are normal administrative districts. For example, a total of 19 civil defense districts have been created in Uttar Pradesh. These also include administrative districts like Kanpur, Lucknow, Mathura, and areas like Bakshi-ka-Talab, Sarwasa which are in Lucknow and Saharanpur. There is an Air Force station here. Total 259 civil defense districts of the country divided into 3 categories Total 259 civil defense districts have been divided into 3 categories on the basis of their importance or sensitivity. Category 1 includes those districts which are the most sensitive. There are a total of 13 such districts. For example, in Uttar Pradesh, only 1 district – Bulandshahr is in category 1 because Narora nuclear plant is present here. Similarly, there are 201 districts in category 2 and 45 districts in category 3. Home Ministry’s guidelines, keep medical kit and torch-cash with you According to sources in the Home Ministry, citizens will also be instructed to keep medical kit, ration, torch and candles at their homes. Apart from this, keep cash with you, because mobile and digital transactions can fail in emergency. State-wise complete list of Civil Defense Districts with mock drill Mock drill in states today too Lucknow: People lay down on the ground as soon as the siren sounded In Lucknow, as soon as the siren sounded in the police lines, people lay down on the ground and covered both their ears with their hands. Civilians were also given training on what to do during gunshots or attacks. Training was also given to take civilians to the hospital if they get injured. Volunteers were also informed about how to extinguish a fire if it breaks out during the attack, how to save the injured from bullets and explosions. Read full news… Sirens sounded in Jaisalmer-Jodhpur; drone flying banned in Sri Ganganagar Preparations for mock drill have begun in many cities including Jodhpur, Jaisalmer. Air raid alert sirens were sounded in Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Bikaner. Drone flying was banned in Sri Ganganagar. People living in border areas say that such preparations were last seen in the year 1971. Read full news… Mock drill in 6 districts of Bihar: Black out at 7 pm tomorrow Amid the tension between India and Pakistan, mock drill will be conducted in the country tomorrow i.e. on 7 May. Mock drill will be conducted in 6 districts of Bihar. Which includes Purnia, Katihar, Kishanganj, Araria, Patna, and Begusarai. There will be a blackout from 7 pm to 7.10 pm on Wednesday. During this time, electricity will be cut off. The administration has appealed to the people of Patna not to use lights after the power cut. Read the full news… ———————————————- Read these news too… Center’s big decision amid tension with Pakistan: Mock drill ordered on May 7, last time it happened during the Indo-Pak war in 1971 Amid tension with Pakistan, the central government has asked to conduct mock drills in 244 districts of the country on May 7. In this, citizens will be given training to protect themselves during an attack. This is being done so that the safety of people can be ensured in case of war. The last time such a mock drill was conducted in the country was in 1971. Then there was a war between India and Pakistan. This mock drill was conducted during the war. Read the full news… Kharge said- PM had input about the attack: Cancelled his tour, did not worry about common people. In Congress’s Samvidhaan Bachao Rally in Ranchi on Tuesday, party president Mallikarjun Kharge said- PM Modi had intelligence input 3 days before the Pahalgam terror attack on April 22. So he cancelled his Kashmir tour, but did not make arrangements for the safety of common people. 26 innocent people died and the government accepted that there was an intelligence failure and they will rectify it. If they know this, then why did they not make better arrangements. Read the full news…
