NEW DELHI, May 7 -- Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan on Tuesday reviewed protocols for the massive mock drill to be conducted on Wednesday amid escalating tensions following the Pahalgam terror attack.

The meeting was attended by chief secretaries and heads of civil defence from across the states besides officials from key Central forces and agencies including Directors General of Civil Defence and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF).

Officials said during the meeting, the participants identified "loopholes" in the defence mechanism.

The state officials have been asked to involve students of educational institutions, employees of government and private organisations, hospital staff, railway and metro officials, besides uniform...