Shimla, May 6 -- Himachal Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (HPSDMA) has scheduled a crucial meeting of the Advisory Committee on Civil Defence to prepare for a state-level mock drill on May seven.

The meeting, which would be conducted in a hybrid mode (online and offline), will be held under the chairmanship of the Chief Secretary to the Government of Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday.

The meeting aims to ensure effective coordination among departments and agencies involved in disaster preparedness and response.

According to an official notification issued by the Additional Director General-cum-Commandant General of Home Guards, Civil Defence, Fire Services and SDRF, all Deputy Commissioners (DCs) and Superintendents of Police (SPs...