Mock Drills Held Across Key Locations in Mumbai as Part of Nationwide Security Exercise

Mumbai
(Maharashtra), India, May 7 (ANI): As part of the extensive national initiative,
civil defence
mock drill
ordered by the Department of Home Affairs (
MHA
), practice drills were conducted at crucial sites across Maharashtra’s
Mumbai
, including
Cross Maidan
and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (
CSMT
) on Wednesday evening.

The
Central Railway
‘s Civil Defence unit carried out the drills to test preparedness and raise public awareness at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus. They inspected the whole railway station, including platforms, entry and exit gates, trains docked at the platforms, etc. Their squad also involved police dogs.

Speaking about the exercise,
Central Railway
Dr. Swapnil Nila, Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO), mentioned that this drill aims to achieve the following objectives:
Central Railway
It has shown its ability to handle any type of circumstance.

“Civil Defense unit of the
Central Railway
s carried out a
mock drill
at the
CSMT
. Through the
mock drill
,
Central Railway
S has shown its readiness to handle various situations and attempted to inform the public via these exercises… Nila stated to ANI.

Furthermore, the drills at
Cross Maidan
observed the involvement of several teams, such as civil defense personnel and emergency services workers, who acted out different crisis situations to assess their coordination abilities, reaction speeds, and strategies for ensuring public safety.

A full-scale mock drill for civil defense was carried out at the Council Hall in Pune City.

This nationwide drill, mandated by the Ministry of Home Affairs, is part of a larger exercise to assess preparedness for potential security threats, particularly in light of rising tensions with Pakistan after the Pahalgam terror attack.

In response to the Pahalgam terrorist attack, India initiated strikes against terror bases located deep within Pakistan and Pakistani-occupied Jammu and Kashmir as part of ‘Operation Sindood’ during the wee hours of Wednesday.

The Indian Armed Forces carried out a successful assault on nine terrorist locations, with four sites targeted within Pakistan—namely Bahawalpur, Muridke, and Sialkot—and five inside Pakistani-controlled Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK). This was accomplished through the use of specialized precision weapons as part of a well-coordinated mission.

The operation involved joint efforts from the Indian Army, Navy, and Air Force, including the deployment of resources and personnel.

India has conducted its most extensive incursions into Pakistan’s uncontested territory since 1971, effectively hitting terrorist training centers in both Pakistan and areas of Jammu and Kashmir controlled by Pakistan. This represents the largest-scale military operation by New Delhi on Pakistani soil in more than fifty years. (ANI)