For the scheduled large-scale mock drill on 7th May across India to test preparedness for terror or emergency attacks, the Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan has also held meetings regarding the conduct of mock drills for effective Civil Defence across the nation.
According to the Ministry of Home Affairs, it has been decided to organize Civil Defence Exercise and Rehearsal across the 244 categorized Civil Defence Districts of the country on 07.05.2025. The conduct of the exercise is planned up to the village level. This exercise aims to assess and enhance the readiness of Civil Defence mechanisms across all States and Union Territories.
The objective of the Mock Drill is to assess the effectiveness of air raid warning systems, operationalization of hotline/radio communication links with the Indian Air Force, test the functionality of control rooms and shadow control rooms, and provide training to civilians, students, etc., on civil defence aspects to protect themselves in the event of a hostile attack.
It also includes provision of crash blackout measures, early camouflaging of vital plants/installations, verification of the activation and response of Civil Defence services including warden services, firefighting, rescue operations, and depot management, assessment of the implementation of crash blackout measures, and evaluation of the preparedness of evacuation plans and their execution.
