On Saturday (May 31, 2025) in the countries and trade unions adjacent to the western border – from Jammu and Kashmir to Gujarat – in order to increase war readiness and response on Saturday 31 May 2025), the officials said.
Exercise simulating air raids, attacks on drones and other war scenarios were performed, while teams of reaction to emergencies practiced rescue operations as part of fake civil defense exercises under the Shield in Jammu and Kashmir, Pandjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Haryan and Chandigarh.
The exercise was previously planned for 29 May, but was postponed by the Ministry of the Interior of the Union.
7 May. The government carried out the first exercise of civil defense across the country.
While the announcement was made a few days ago in the middle of increased tension with Pakistan as a result of a terrorist attack 22. April in Jammu and Kashmir Pahalagam, which was killed by 26 people, was performed by Sindoor in the first hours of 7 May 7, through which defensive forces in Pakistation and Pakistacis.
On Saturday, the drills took place in all Pandjab and neighboring Haryan districts, where the scenes of volunteers who simulate injuries and are carried by ambulance stretchers, while firefighters practiced fire extinguishes.
The darkening tests were also carried out in both countries and in the Union of Chandigarh, because electricity was closed in many places.
According to the official, exercises were performed to simulate critical incidents with regard to the current concerns of national security and to evaluate the effectiveness of the reaction mechanisms to emergency situations in real time in three places.
Participation from more agencies, including fire, police, health and disaster management, was coordinated, while trained volunteers from civil defense, the National System (NSS) and the National Cadet (NCC) also participated.
The key highlight of the operating shield was a massive participation of approximately 10,000 civil defense volunteers who worked in close coordination with NCC, NSS, Nezru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (Nykks), home guards, he said.
The darkening tests began around 20 hours and continued from 10 minutes to half an hour in different cities. In Pandjab’s Fazilka, Border District, the proceeds were scheduled at 9 pm for half an hour.
In Chandigarh, the script was simulated at the Air Force station including an attack by swarming enemy drones. In response, the station commander was looking for the help of civil administration to evacuate families from the station.
Similarly, in Punjab’s Hoshiarpur, the drill was based on a hypothetical scenario in which the enemy robots attacked a military station, which forced the station commander to seek immediate help from civil administration.
At 6 pm, after which the drill started, the warning siren was in the fazil.
Teams for reaction to emergency situations practiced rescue operations at Khatipura in Jaipur in Rajasthan in a hypothetical scenario of an air attack.
Teams for reaction to civil defense and state disasters quickly activated their protocols of reaction to emergencies and moved volunteers acting as injured to nearby hospitals.
During the exercise, the volunteers behaved as if they were imprisoned on the roofs after an air strike. Rescue teams used cranes for evacuation is safe.
Similar simulated exercises were performed in other state cities.
In the framework of the simulated exercise in Kashmir, outages were observed from 20:00 to 20:15, when the lights of government buildings, houses and business facilities were turned off.
In Srinagar, the lights were turned on in the center of Lal Chowk, including the historic Ghart Ghar (Clock Tower), the officials said.
Business activities, vehicle movement and routine operations were suspended for 15 minutes, they added.
Experts and staff from SDRF, medical department, fire and emergency services together with a large number of students and local residents took part in the exercise.
In Gujarat, the exercises were contacted in 18 districts of the state, including rajkot, kutch, Patan, Morbi, Banaskantha, CHHOTA UDAIPUR and Nadiad.
“In Ahmedabad, a fake civil defense drill was organized in Sadar Bazaar Cantonment in Shahibaug. Under these exercises, programs such as volunteer mobilization, Air Raid simulation, communication system activation, blackout, blood donation and evacuation procedures.”
Published – 31 May 2025 20:30
