India, May 10 -- The Gautam Budh Nagar administration has begun emergency preparedness measures to ensure public safety and prevent panic as Pakistan stepped up hostilities along the border with India, district administration officials said on Friday.

A high-level coordination meeting was held by district magistrate (DM) Manish Kumar Verma on Friday with senior officials from police, administration, security agencies, health, fire, and electricity departments, as well as representatives from resident welfare associations (RWA) and industrial bodies.

The DM has called for seamless inter-departmental coordination and has specifically warned against forwarding or reacting to unverified or misleading messages circulating on social media.

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