New Delhi, May 7 -- Security has been heightened in the national capital ahead of civil defence mock drills scheduled to be conducted on Wednesday 4 pm onwards at 55 locations across the city, following a directive of the Union Home Ministry in light of the rising Indo-Pak tensions after the Pahalgam terror attack. The name of the drill is Operation Abhyaas and it will simulate multiple hostile scenarios like air raids, multiple fire emergencies, search and rescue operation etc.
The drill will be conducted with the help of multiple departments and agencies with pre specified roles like MCD to remove debris, health to provide immediate medical attention, fire department to provide immediate fire fighting and rescuing lives, civil defense vo...