Civil Defence Mock Drill Scheduled Nationwide Tomorrow: Will Daily Services Be Affected?

Civil Defence Mock Drill Scheduled Nationwide Tomorrow: With a major nationwide civil defence mock drill expected to be held on Wednesday (7 May) in over 250 districts of the country, many citizens are wondering whether their daily life shall be disrupted.

As per reports, there is no update from the government about shutting down any services, schools or colleges on account of the mock drills.

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), on Monday, directed all states and union territories to hold the mock drills as a way of testing and enhancing the country's preparedness against modern and complex threats.

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There is no update, at this time, on any announcement regarding holidays or online classes for schools and colleges across these districts.

An official order regarding the closure of schools has not been put forth by the government yet, however, students can stay in touch with their respective schools or colleges for the latest update.

While the civil defence drills take place nationally on the 7th of May, the banks are expected to remain fully operational all over India.

As of now, there is no notification or order declaring the closure of banks on Wednesday.

The local authorities and civil defence agencies have closely coordinated in ensuring that the drills go on smoothly without causing any panic or inconvenience to the public, however, some residents may notice minor traffic snarls in some areas, temporary road closures, internet shutdowns, or blackouts.

The day-to-day services of transport systems-arriving in, say, trains, buses and flights will stay put, despite the scale of the operations.

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Essential services such as hospitals, emergency and utilities will also be maintained in unfortunate arrest.

These mock drills will be conducted amid simulated air-raid warnings and evacuation rehearsals and blacking out exercises coupled with the activation of sure hotline communications with the Indian Air Force.

Measures on crash-blackout and early camouflaging of vital plants and installations will be covered in the exercise, along with an ongoing update and rehearsal of the evacuation plans.

The mock drill will thus take the line of operationalising hotline and radio-communication links with the Indian Air Force (IAF), initiation of testing scenarios for control rooms and shadow control rooms.

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