After Operation Sindoor launched by India against nine terror sites in PoK and Pakistan on Wednesday (May 7), India did a nationwide mock drill to prepare civilians for any emergency. The defence drill was conducted under Operation Abhyaas- to enhance the emergency preparedness of civilians on Wednesday (May 7). Last night, the Indian Armed Forces launched Operation Sindoor in response to the deadly Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 civilians.
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Visuals of mock drills
Comprehensive Civil Defence Mock Drill is being conducted in Gujarat’s Gandhinagar
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Video: news agency ANI#OperationSindoor pic.twitter.com/OTnsFG0BpH— WION (@WIONews) May 7, 2025
Comprehensive Civil Defence Mock Drill is being conducted in Gujarat’s Gandhinagar
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Video: news agency ANI#OperationSindoor pic.twitter.com/OTnsFG0BpH— WION (@WIONews) May 7, 2025
Mock drill underway at NDMC Office in India’s Delhi
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Video: news agency ANI#OperationSindoor pic.twitter.com/OVt0alWxcl— WION (@WIONews) May 7, 2025
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Mock drill underway at Khan Market in Delhi
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Video: news agency ANI pic.twitter.com/86QA3Rfaeo— WION (@WIONews) May 7, 2025
Mock drill being conducted at Mumbai’s Cross Maidan
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Blackouts across the nation
All states across the country witnessed a short blackout across the nation as part of the mock drill directed by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Wednesday (May 7). All states across the nation are scheduled to experience a blackout as a practice measure. The motive of the mock drill is to prepare civilians for any state of emergency in the country.
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Visuals of blackouts
Lights out in Khan Market: Delhi observes a 15-minute blackout as part of home ministry’s civil defence drill simulating wartime conditions
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Video: news agency ANI pic.twitter.com/jE8ckwlYbF— WION (@WIONews) May 7, 2025
Blackout in Surat, Gujarat
This comes as part of the mock drill ordered by the MHA.
(Source: ANI) pic.twitter.com/UESuWWLxi8
— WION (@WIONews) May 7, 2025
Blackout in Surat, Gujarat
This comes as part of the mock drill ordered by the MHA.
(Source: ANI) pic.twitter.com/UESuWWLxi8
— WION (@WIONews) May 7, 2025
Blackout in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh
This comes as part of the mock drill ordered by the MHA.
(Source: ANI) pic.twitter.com/2wqdi4UeIL
— WION (@WIONews) May 7, 2025
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Blackout in Patna, Bihar as seen from BISCOMAUN Bhawan
This move comes as part of the mock drill ordered by the MHA.
(Source: ANI) pic.twitter.com/kibViejsyw
— WION (@WIONews) May 7, 2025