India, May 7 -- A large-scale civil defence drill was conducted across Gurugram on Wednesday, to raise public awareness and test emergency preparedness in case of an air raid. At exactly 4pm, a siren echoed through the city, signalling the start of the exercise. People across five key locations-Ambience Mall, Sector 4/7 Government School, Salwan Public School in Sector 15 Part 2, Hero MotoCorp at Hero Honda Chowk, and the Power Grid in Garhi Bajidpur- responded to the simulated alert with coordinated efforts.

Gurugram deputy commissioner Ajay Kumar, who led the initiative, monitored the entire drill from a central control room set up at the Mini Secretariat. The Tau Devi Lal Stadium served as the command staging area, from where five tas...