Mock drills in India on May 7: Here's a glimpse of what's to happen | Pics
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India is gearing up for a nationwide civil defence mock drill scheduled for May 7 as tensions with Pakistan rise following the Pahalgam terror attack.
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Due to the ongoing tension between India and Pakistan, the Indian government ordered states and URs to conduct mock drills on May 7. In pic: A rehearsal mock drill conducted by the Local NGO and scout volunteers at the Bara Tooti Chowk in Sadar Bazar Market in New Delhi, India, on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (RAJ K RAJ/Hindustan Times))
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MHA said mock drills have been ordered to prepare states and UTs for ‘hostile attacks’ amid ‘new and complex threats’ that have emerged. In pic: Rehearsal of mock drill by civil defence at Lucknow police line on Tuesday, May 06, 2025. (Deepak Gupta/Hindustan Times)
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Though the nationwide mock drills are a simulation, the large scale of the operation may raise questions among the public.(Deepak Gupta/Hindustan Times)
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Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel with its sniffer dogs and other gadgets and equipment conduct a mock drill rehearsal at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT), in Mumbai on Tuesday.(ANI- X)
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Students rehearse a mock drill exercise at a school following the MHA's order for nationwide mock drills on May 7, in Jammu on Tuesday. (ANI)
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State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) Personals during a mock drill, specially for conditions boat capsize at Dal Lake in Srinagar, on May 06,2025.(Waseem Andrabi/Hindustan Times)
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Directorate of SDRF and Civil Defence will conduct a valley-wide mock drill at 4:00 PM on May 7 to enhance emergency preparedness, as per reports.(Waseem Andrabi /Hindustan Times)
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Civil Defence personnel during a rehearsal for the drill scheduled for May 7, at Reserve Police Lines, in Lucknow, Tuesday, May 6, 2025.(PTI)
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