Mohali, May 15 -- Taking cognisance of the shortcomings exposed during the recent blackout drills in Mohali, the administration has decided to install 50 air raid sirens at 15 key locations and recruit 1,500 civil defence volunteers for potential emergencies.

Currently, only 3-5 sirens are functional in Mohali, thus making them inaudible for majority of the areas.

Mohali deputy commissioner (DC) Komal Mittal said, "We never had to execute such plans before and there have been learnings. We will now take corrective measures."

The administration is actively gearing up to strengthen its civil defence measures under the Civil Defence Act and Rules of 1968. A team of 1,500 civil defence volunteers, including ex-servicemen, doctors, and NCC ...