India, May 7 -- LUCKNOW A full-scale mock drill involving civil and police administration, fire services and disaster response force would now be organised in all 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, instead of 19 specific ones, said director general of police Prashant Kumar on Tuesday.

The Ministry of Home Affairs had on Monday asked all states to conduct mock drills on Wednesday, given the "new and complex threats" that have emerged amid rising tensions with Pakistan following the Pahalgam terror attack. The measures to be undertaken include operationalisation of Air Raid Warning Sirens and training of civilians, students, etc on the civil defence aspects to protect themselves in the event of a hostile attack.

"We had received ...