New Delhi, Dec. 26 -- The directorate general of civil defence, fire services and home guards (DGFSCDHG) is working to prepare an updated model civil defence manual for civilians that will be enforced during times of war or emergency due to disasters, officials aware of the matter.

Identifying the status and requirement for each of the 244 vulnerable civil defence towns for which state specific training with identified challenges for each region will be included in the next few months, the officials added. Based on the new challenges and gaps identified during this year's two nationwide mock drills, the new guide will introduce changes and also addition or removal of places from the existing list of 244 civil defence areas.

The DGFSCDHG...