May 06, 2025: For the scheduled large-scale mock drill on the 7th of May across India to test preparedness for terror or emergency attacks, and for Manipur—the state-level MOCK DRILL—Operation Abhyaas will be conducted at the following staging areas on the 7th May, 2025 at 4:00 PM to simulate an air raid and its eventualities by different teams from various stakeholders: Police, Civil Defence, Fire Department, State Disaster Response Force, National Disaster Response Force, Health Department, Manipur State Power Distribution Company Limited, Educational Institutions, State Museum, and Directorate of Information and Public Relations.
The staging areas of the mock drill will be at Johnstone Hr. Secondary School, State Museum, BT Park, Polo Ground (Mapal Kangjeibung), and Directorate of Fire Service.
In the mock drill, there will be air raid warning sirens, announcements through police public address systems, activation of fire engine sirens, announcements via police patrol vehicles, blackout measures, search and rescue operations, casualty evacuation from the damaged buildings, temporary hospital setup, evacuation of civilians from endangered areas to bunkers, etc., and training of civilians on civil defence aspects to protect themselves in the event of a “hostile attack.” This exercise aims to assess and enhance the readiness of Civil Defence mechanisms in the event of an air raid.
