On Wednesday, on Wednesday, Marine Drive in the city is on Marine Drive in the city. | Photo Credit: Thulasi Kakat
The civil defense exercises took place at the High Court in Kerala, offices, Kochi metro stations, ferries, shopping centers and other shopping centers, and in many parts of the Ernakulam district for about half an hour from 16:00 on Wednesday, as part of such drills.
The drills were carried out in coordination with the staff of the Department of Fire and Rescue Services, police and civil defense. According to a press release issued by Cochin, energy and gas supplies were closed for emergency simulation, while special evacuation procedures were carried out. At the same time, the staff were led to safe zones in buildings and ships, while all gates were closed. The “hot work” was renewed only after obtaining permission from the security staff. There was a debriefing session, which emphasized the lessons gained and strengthening proven procedures in response to emergencies, he says.
On Wednesday, on Wednesday, Marine Drive in the city is on Marine Drive in the city. | Photo Credit: Thulasi Kakat
Many public transport services, including Water Metro ferry services from their terminals, were delayed by a few minutes to perform exercises.
What began as a warning in the form of three long sirens, each lasted 30 minutes, ended with all clean sirens to take home that everything was safe. The drills were carried out during this time range, including areas where sirens sound was not audible.
As a preventive measure of the parties involved, people encouraged people to go out and cover the windows of the black fabric while staying in houses and other buildings. People were also encouraged to maintain prepared emergency sets containing torches, medicines, food and water and watch the official intelligence media to remain updated. They were also told not to panic and stay away from the spread of unverified news.
Published – May 7, 2025 20:39
