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...