Bhopal, April 17 -- A mock drill simulating a chemical disaster was conducted in the BHEL (Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited) area in Madhya Pradesh's capital Bhopal on Thursday to assess the preparedness of disaster response teams.

The drill played off an incident of a truck carrying ammonia, which reportedly began leaking, prompting an emergency response operation. The scene was created near Gate No 9 of BHEL, where a tanker carrying ammonia was shown to have collided with a passenger bus. After which, the teams of various emergency departments engaged in the rescue operation making good coordination.

A team of CISF (Central Industrial Security Force), NDRF (National Disaster Response Force), SDRF (State Disaster Response Force), Munic...