India: Amock drill conducted by Eastern Railway in Kolkata

Dipa Chakraborty

Police officials and civil defense volunteers in action during a mock drill conducted by Eastern Railway in Kolkata. Amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan following Operation Sindoor launched in retaliation to Pahalgam terror attack, mock drill exercises are underway in several parts of the country today. These drills, codenamed ‘Operation Abhyas’ will be part of a longer list of civil defense measures that will be observed in 244 districts across India, including that in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Chandigarh. These districts have been designated as civil defense districts based on threat perception. The maximum number of such districts (32) are in West Bengal, followed by Rajasthan (28), Assam (20), Punjab (20) and J&K (20).