India, May 11 -- Even as tensions between India and Pakistan appeared to ease on Saturday evening, two senior Delhi government officials told HT that plans to install 100 air raid sirens across the Capital will go ahead "as a precautionary measure", with the infrastructure aimed at long-term readiness.

The Delhi government has directed that sirens be mounted at heights no greater than 6 metres, following sound clarity issues observed during Friday's test of the first device atop the PWD headquarters at ITO. Authorities said the siren's 120-decibel sound wasn't clearly audible in distant areas, prompting a revision in installation guidelines.

District authorities have now been tasked with identifying locations compliant with National Dis...