India, May 7 -- At least 550 private schools and 110 government schools across Delhi conducted safety evacuation and mock drill exercises on Wednesday morning with school corridors reverberating with the sound of fire alarms and students covering their heads with their school bags while being evacuated from their school buildings.

These drills are in line with the directive issued by the city government's Directorate of Education (DoE) on Tuesday and to review school's emergency response preparedness amid escalating tensions with Pakistan.

On Monday, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) directed all the states and union territories to conduct the drills to check whether they're prepared against "new and complex threats".

At Amity Interna...