A civil defense mock drill is scheduled to take place on Thursday, May 29, across the Indian states adjoining Pakistan— Gujarat, Punjab, Rajasthan, Jammu and Kashmir. The Directorate of Civil Defence has issued instructions for the same, reported Hindustan Times.
According to the report, Haryana government is poised to undertake a significant state-wide civil defence exercise, titled “Operation Shield,” scheduled for May 29. This comprehensive drill will be conducted across all 22 districts from 5 pm onwards, aiming to bolster the state’s emergency preparedness and response mechanisms.
This civil defense mock drill comes weeks after India launched ‘Operation Sindoor’ against Pakistan on the intervening night of May 6 and 7, to avenge the Pahalgam terror attack. in which 26 tourists were killed on April 22.
This development comes weeks after the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) conducted Operation Abhyas — a nationwide mock drill — on May 7, hours before India launched Operation Sindoor.
