A nationwide security preparedness drill will be conducted tomorrow, across 259 locations in India. The exercise aims to enhance first-response capabilities for scenarios such as air raid sirens and blackouts.
This large-scale drill comes amid heightened India-Pakistan tensions following the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam, which claimed 26 lives. It marks the first civil defence exercise of this scale since 1971.
On Tuesday, Home Secretary Govind Mohan chaired a high-level meeting to review and coordinate civil defence readiness. The meeting included Chief Secretaries and Civil Defence Chiefs from various states, with a special focus on the 244 Civil Defence Districts designated in 2010.
These districts—many situated in border regions including Rajasthan, Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir, West Bengal, and the Northeast—have been directed to simulate multi-hazard scenarios during the drill.
Here is the full list of locations that are set to take part in the nationwide drill tomorrow:
States/UT: Andaman and Nicobar Island
Category 1: NA
Category 2: Port Blair
Category 3: NA
States/UT: Andhra Pradesh
Category 1: NA
Category 2: Hyderabad, Vishakhapatnam
Category 3: NA
States/UT: Arunachal Pradesh
Category 1: NA
Category 2: Alog (west Siang), Itanagar, Tawang, Hayuling
Category 3: Bomdila
States/UT: Assam
Category 1: NA
Category 2: Bongaigaon, Dibrugarh, Dhubri, Goalpara, Jorhat, Sibsagar, Tinsukia, Tezpur, Digboi, Diliajan, Guwahati (Dispur), Rangia, Namrup, Nazira, North Laskshimpur, Numaligarh
Category 3: Darrang, Golaghat, Karbi-anglong, Kokrajhar
States/UT: Bihar
Category 1: NA
Category 2: Barauni, Katihar, Patna, Purnea
Category 3: Begusarai
States/UT: Chandigarh
Category 1: NA
Category 2: Chandigarh
Category 3: NA
States/UT: Chhattisgarh
Category 1: NA
Category 2: Durg (Bhilai)
Category 3: NA
States/UT: Dadar Nagar Haveli
Category 1: NA
Category 2: Dadar (Silvasa)
Category 3: NA
States/UT: Daman and Diu
Category 1: NA
Category 2: Daman
Category 3: NA
States/UT: Delhi
Category 1: Delhi (including new Delhi and Delhi cantonment)
Category 2: NA
Category 3: NA
States/UT: Goa
Category 1: NA
Category 2: North goa (Panaji), South Goa (Marmagoa with Vasco Dabolim and Harbour)
Category 3: NA
States/UT: Gujarat
Category 1: Surat, Vadodara, Kakrapar
Category 2: Ahmedabad, Jamnagar, Gandhinagar, Bhavnagar, Kandla, Nalia, Ankeleswar, Okha, Vadinar
Category 3: Bharuch, Dangs, Kutch, Mehsana, Narmada, Navsari
States/UT: Haryana
Category 1: NA
Category 2: Ambala, Faridabad, Gurgaon, Hissar, Panchkula, Panipat, Rohtak, Sirsa, Sonepat, Yamuna Nagar
Category 3: Jhajjar
States/UT: Himachal Pradesh
Category 1: NA
Category 2: Shimla
Category 3: NA
States/UT: Jammu and Kashmir
Category 1: NA
Category 2: Anantnag, Badgam, Baramula, Doda, Jammu, Kargil, Kathua, Kupwara, Leh, Poonch, Rajauri, Srinagar, Udhampur, Samba, Akhnoor, Uri, Naushera, Sunderbani, Awantipur
Category 3: Pulwama
States/UT: Jharkhand
Category 1: NA
Category 2: Bokaro, Gomio, Jamshedpur, Ranchi
Category 3: Godda, Sahebganj
States/UT: Karnataka
Category 1: NA
Category 2: Bengaluru (urban), Malleshwar, Raichur
Category 3: NA
States/UT: Kerala
Category 1: NA
Category 2: Cochin( Kochi), Tiruvananthapuram
Category 3: NA
States/UT: Lakshadweep
Category 1: NA
Category 2: Lakshadweep (Kavarati)
Category 3: NA
States/UT: Madhya Pradesh
Category 1: NA
Category 2: Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Katni
Category 3: NA
States/UT: Maharashtra
Category 1: Mumbai, Uran, Tarapur
Category 2: Thane, Pune, Nasik, Rohan-Dhato- Nagothane, Monmad, Sinner, Thal Vayshot, Pimpri Chinchwad
Category 3: Aurangabad, Bhusawal, Raigarh, Ratnagiri, Sindudurg
States/UT: Manipur
Category 1: NA
Category 2: Imphal, churachandpur, ukhrul, Moreh, Ningthou-Khong
Category 3: NA
States/UT: Meghalaya
Category 1: NA
Category 2: East Khasi hill (Shillong), Jaintia hill (jawai), west Garo hill (Tura)
Category 3: NA
States/UT: Mizoram
Category 1: NA
Category 2: Aizawal
Category 3: NA
States/UT: Nagaland
Category 1: NA
Category 2: Dimapur, Kohima, Mokokchung, Mon, Phek, Tuensang, wokha , Zunheboto , Kephir, Perren
Category 3: NA
States/UT: Odisha
Category 1: Talcher
Category 2: Balasore, Koraput, Bhubaneswar, Gopalpur, Hirakund, Paradip, Rourkela
Category 3: Bhadrak, Dhenkanal, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara
States/UT: Puducherry
Category 1: NA
Category 2: Puducherry
Category 3: NA
States/UT: Punjab
Category 1: NA
Category 2: Amritsar, Bhatinda, Ferozepur, Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Patiala, Pathankot, Adhampur, Barnala, Bhakra- Nangal, Halwara, Kothkapur, Batala, Mohali (Sasnagar), Abohar
Category 3: Faridpur, Ropar, Sangrur
States/UT: Rajasthan
Category 1: Kota, Rawat-Bhata,
Category 2: Ajmer, Alwar, Barmer, Bharatpur, Bikaner, Bundi, Ganganagar, Hanumangarh, Jaipur, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Udaipur, Sikar, Nal, Suratgarh, Abu Road, Nasirabad (Ajmer), Bhivari
Category 3: Phulera( Jaipur), Nagaur (Merta Road), Jalore, Bewar (Ajmer), Lalgarh (Ganaganagar), swai Madhopur, Bhilwara, Pali
States/UT: Sikkim
Category 1: NA
Category 2: Gangtok
Category 3: NA
States/UT: Tamil Nadu
Category 1: Chennai, Kalpakkam
Category 2: NA
Category 3: NA
States/UT: Tripura
Category 1: NA
Category 2: Agartala
Category 3: NA
States/UT: Uttar Pradesh
Category 1: Bulandshehar (Narora)
Category 2: Agra, Allahabad, Bareilly, Ghaziabad, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mathura, Meerut, Moradabad, Sharanpur, Varanasi, Bakshi-ka-Talab Mughalsarai, Sarsawa,
Category 3: Bagpat, Muzzafar Nagar
States/UT: Uttarakhand
Category 1: NA
Category 2: Dehradun
Category 3: NA
States/UT: West Bengal
Category 1: NA
Category 2: Coochbehar, Darjeeling, Jalpaniguri, Mala, Siliguri, Greater Kolkata, Durgapur, Haldia, Hashimara, Kharagpur, Burnpur- Asansol, Farakka-Khejuriaghat, Chittaranjan, Balurghat, Ali purwar, Raiganj, Islampur, Dinhata, Makhili ganj, Mathabhanga, Kalimpong, jaldhaka, Kurseong, Kolaghat,
Category 3: Bardhaman, Birbhum, East Midnapur, West Madinapur, Hawrah, Hooghly, Murshidabad
‘Keep torches, candles, cash ready,’ say Officials
Ongoing discussions at the Home Ministry are reviewing the status of 244 civil defence installations across the country, with a focus on evaluating operational readiness and identifying any equipment requiring repair, sources said.
The meeting also centres on civilian training for emergency situations, particularly public response to air raid sirens, blackout protocols, and access to essential supplies. Households are being advised to stock up on medical kits, torches, candles, and cash in preparation for potential electronic disruptions.
More than 100 of the 244 locations have been classified as highly sensitive. On May 5, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) directed states to conduct mock drills on May 7, amid rising tensions with Pakistan following the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam that left 26 dead.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has vowed to pursue the perpetrators of the attack to the “ends of the earth” and deliver punishment “beyond their imagination.” Pakistan has responded with a warning of a “swift and notched-up response.” The Prime Minister continues to hold a series of high-level meetings with top defence officials as India considers its response options.
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