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 two places in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday.

The mock exercise was conducted at the Chennai Port and at Kalpakkam, about 70 km from here, housing Atomic Power stations.

Officials said it was only a mock defence drill to check the preparedness in the selected vital installations and there was no need for any panic or apprehension among the public about this.

The Civil Defence Exercise and rehearsal was organised in certain vital installations as instructed by the Union Home Ministry.

In Tamil Nadu, this civil defence exercise was conducted at t...