Chennai, May 7 -- In line with the Union Home Ministry's directives to test
the defence preparedness of various agencies in the wake of the Pahalgam
terror attack, a mock war drill was conducted at Chennai Port Authority and
at Kalpakkam, about 70 km from here, housing Atomic Power stations, in
Tamil Nadu on Wednesday.
An official release said as per the directions from the Ministry of Home Affairs,
the Chennai Port Authority conducted a comprehensive Civil Defence mock drill
today from 1600 hrs to 1700 hrs, simulating Air Raid in coordination with various
civil and defence agencies.
The exercise was aimed at assessing and enhancing the readiness of Civil Defence
mechanisms through drill, by simulating two simultaneous air raids car...