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Which states will have mock drill on 7 May. Its information has not been revealed yet. (AI generated photo)
Amid tension with Pakistan, the central government has asked several states to drill mock drills on 7 May. In this, citizens will be trained to protect themselves during the attack. This is being done so that the safety of the people can be ensured in the event of war.
The last such mock drill in the country took place in 1971. Then there was a war between India and Pakistan. This mock drill took place during the war.
However, blackout practice was done at Ferozepur Cantonment, Punjab on Sunday-Monday night. During this period, electricity was closed in villages and mohallas from 9 pm to 9:30 pm.
In fact, on 22 April, there was a major terrorist attack in Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir, in which 26 people died. After this, tension between India and Pakistan has increased. The government wants to prepare before any possible threat.
What is mock drill and blackout exercise …
- Mock drill means a kind of “practice” in which we see if an emergency (such as an air strike or bomb attack), how and how quickly the common people and the administration reacts.
- Blackout exercise means closing the lights of the entire area for a fixed time. The purpose of this is to show how the enemy country attacks, then how can the area be protected in the dark. This makes it difficult to target the enemy.
They have done such mock drills from Britain to America…
1952: ‘Duck and Cover’ Mock Drill in America The US organized its first nationwide civil defense drill on 14 June 1952 amid the possibility of a nuclear attack. It was named ‘Duck and Cover’. In this, children and citizens were practiced by playing alert sirens in schools and public institutions to ‘duck’ by hiding their heads under the table and ‘covering the head’ with the palm. Its purpose was to save itself in the event of a nuclear attack.
In 1962 too, the US did such mock drills. This is a photo of a school in Brooklyn, New York.
1942: ‘If Day’ drill in Canada
During the Second World War, ‘IFD’ was held on 19 February 1942 in Canada’s city of Vamanitoba. It pretended a fake Nazi attack.
- Volunteers (volunteers) appeared to be Nazi soldiers at the main intersections of the city.
- Some people were considered as ‘seditious’ and kept in temporary custody.
- The sirens were touched and the lights of the entire city were closed.
- This took training to the citizens to remain safe in the dark.
Fake German soldiers explaining a newspaper distributing a newspaper during ‘If Day’.
1980: ‘Square leg’ drill in Britain A field exercise called “Square Leg” was organized in Britain from 11 to 25 September 1980. During this time the government thought that 150 atomic bombs had been fired and prepared accordingly. Air red sirens were rang across the country, so that people could be careful immediately with the danger.
All non -educational lights were closed (blackout) so that it is difficult to target the enemy. This drill revealed the Britain how much they are ready during the protection of citizens and emergency in the event of war.
Blackout mock drill in Ferozepur Cantonment, Punjab
There was a black out on Sunday-Monday night in Ferozepur Cantonment in Punjab.
There was a blackout on Sunday-Monday night in Ferozepur Cantonment, the border area of Punjab. The power remained closed in villages and mohallas from 9 pm to 9:30 pm.
The hooters kept ringing for 30 minutes continuously. The administration had already requested people not to get out of their homes, as it was a mock drill. Read full news …
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