India, May 28 -- Civil defence mock drill are set to begin again from Thursday, in four states bordering Pakistan - Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab as well as Jammu and Kashmir.

The Haryana government is also set to conduct a major state-wide civil defence exercise named "Operation Shield," on May 29, across all 22 districts from 5 pm onwards to enhance the state's emergency preparedness and response capabilities.

The civil defence mock drills will be carried out just weeks after India launched Operation Sindoor against Pakistan, and the two countries reached a bilateral understanding to cease all military action and firing.

The government had announced countrywide civil defence mock drills in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack tha...