Guwahati, May 6 -- The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has instructed all states including Assam and union territories to conduct nationwide mock air-raid drills on Tuesday (May 7).

These drills will encompass 244 designated civil defence districts across the country, with 27 of these locations situated in Assam.

Of the Assam locations, 23 fall under Category II and 4 under Category III. The exercises will evaluate the functionality of air-raid warning sirens and include procedures such as crash-blackouts, the rapid camouflage of essential infrastructure, and evacuation plan rehearsals.

According to the MHA, this exercise is planned down to the village level and aims to assess and improve the preparedness of Civil Defence mechanisms thr...