Sixty Air Raid Sirens will blare across Delhi at Around 4PM on Wednsday, Signalling The Start of “Operation AbhyaAs”, A Nationwide Civil Defense Mock Drill That Will MobilisAnds of Volunteers, Police officers, Rescue Teams and Bureaucrats in Response to Simulated Hosile Scenarios.
The drill will record a range of emergencies – form air raids and urban fires to casualty evactions and temporary hospital setups – with an aim to test the National Capital ‘ As part of the exercise, Delhi will see coordinated action at over 55 locations, five in each of the city’s 11 districts, officials aware of the plan said.
The Event, Organized Under the Aegis of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), is Part of a Larger National Plan to Enhance Civil Defense Preparedness in 244 TOWNS and Districts Arcts Ar. A Planning Meeting on Tuesday Burght Troom Delhi’s 11 District Magistrates, Officials From The Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), Civil Defense Units, Home GUIRANT, HOME GUARDS, POLICES Hospitals, and other Civic Bodies.
One of the dms said the chowl sites a mix of locations – MARKETS, Residential Complexes, Hospitals, Hospitals, and Schools – to EnSure All Critical Sectors are covered. Each District will deploy at least 100 civil defense volunteers (CDVs), AlongSide Police, Fire Officials, Medics, and Disaster Response Teams.
“The drill will begin with the sirens warning of an incoming air raid. Official involved in planning. “The idea is to mimic a multi-layred crisis and test our coordinated Response, Not just as a formality but as a show of serial preparedness.”
Further, an official said a brief blackout has been planned at 7pm in the city. However, Till Late Evening, Officials Part of the Planning Process Did Not Confirm Whiter The Blackout will be limited only to vital installations and buildings or will spores the capital.
The Scenarios will simulate emergency evactions, Urban Search and Rescue Operations, Triaging of “Casualties”, and Sheltering Civilians in Temporary bunkeers or Demligers or Demligers. In some cases, civilians will be guided to underground spaces like subways or reinforced structures, depending on availability.
“Operation abhyas is bot a precatiation of drill and a demonstration of intent -ha civil preparedness is as crucial as Military Strategy in National Security,” The Official Cited Abovede Added.
Teams Across the Capital’s Districts Have Been Instructed to Identify and Prepare Safe Buildings and Demilitarised Zones for Mock Evacations.
At Least One Hospital, Government Office, Market and Residential Complex has been earmarked in Each District, with the Occupans being done briefed hours before the exercise.
In Parallel, The Delhi Government has launched a large-scale safety training campaign in schools. Around 500–700 schools will participate, where DDMA and Civil Defense Officials Will Teach Students Shelter Protocols and Emergency Preparedness. These drills will Occur earlier in the day, ahead of the main 4pm drill.
According to internal planning documents, accessed by ht, a total of 660 schools – 550 private and 110 Government – Along with 40 Market and Civilian Locations, Have Been Selected for this special training. The Delhi Government’s Directorate of Education (Doe) and DMS have been instructed to coordinate the sessions.
Educational Institutions and Youth Groups Such as NCC, NSS and Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan are also also also participating, as part of a broader effort to install Civic Defense Awareness Awareness Awareness Among Citizens.
“The inclusion of students in operation abhias reflects a long-term strategy to build a culture of preparedness,” said another official. “Over 500 schools and colleges will be involved in some form.”
Officials, however, was keen to stress that the drill will not disrupt daily life. Markets, banks, schools and public transport will operate normally. Only the drill locations will be impacted. “The public should not panic. This is a preparedness exercise, not a real emergency,” an officer said.
A Senior delhi Police Officer said a dedicated control room at the police headquarters on jai singh road -the C4i (Command, Control, Communications, Communications, Computers and Intelligent Citywide. “The C4i Room is connected to over 1,500 cctv cameras installed before the g20 summit and will track movements, Monitor Suspicious Activity, And Coordinate with Civil Defense Centers,” The Officer SAID.
Control Rooms have been activated at Multiple Nodes Across the City. Situation reports will be filed hours each district and compiled at the state war room for submission to the office of the Director General of Civil Defense. This feedback will help Refine Civil Defense Protocols and Inform Future Policies.
The city is also preparation for long-term infrastructure upgrades. “It was decided to Procure Around 500 Sirens to be installed permanent across Delhi to Augment our Air RAID Warning Capability,” said an official part of the meting with dms.
A. District-Level Officer said Each Government Department has been assigned specific tasks for the drill. Once the sirens are sounded, emergency functionaries Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Standard Operating Prosedures Have Been Distributed to All Volunteers.
An official overseeing the preparedness efforts said that while delhi is family Delhi is disaster with disaster management during events like Dimension. “It forces us to Rethank Civilian Safety Protocols in Conflict-Like Scenarios-How to MainTain Order, How to Shelter Civilians, How to Support Large-Scale Evacuans. Ready to answer. “
Senior Officials Emphasized that Drill is not only a demonstration of coordination between government agencies, but also a signal to the public. “In a city like delhi, with its geopolitical significance, civil defense must be seen as a shared responsibility. From Schoolchildren to Senior Bureaucrats, Everyone MUSTE BECPED Respond, “said a Senior Officer.
Feedback from the drill will feed into a larger review by mha and the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), which will consider further changes in policy, and infrastructure.
“The idea is to create a sustainable, reepeatable model for other cites as well,” said a planning official. “This is the most comprehensive civil defense rehearsal in recent history –nd Its success will shape the country’s preparedness posture for years to come.”
The Mock Drill also Draws on the Statutory Authority of the Civil Defense Act, 1968, and Related Frameworks Such as the Defense of India Rules, The Geneva Conventions Act of 1960, and the UNGON WAR BOON WAR BOK OF Delhi These laws and regulations form the backbone of India’s civil defense doctrine. The operation also aligns with international humanitarian standards under the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their additional protocols.
Here’s the full list of location where drills will be help access delhi’s 11 distrits:
North Delhi: G3S Cinema Mall, Sector 11, Rohini; Rohini sector 18-19 metro station; Babu Jag Jivan Ram Hospital Jhangirpuri; M2K Victoria Garden, Azadpur; The Maan School, Holambi Khurd.
South delhi: Select Citywalk Mall, SAKET; Birla Vidya Niketan school pushp vihar; Sitaram Bharatiya Institutions of Science & Research, Mehrauli; Anupam Apartment, SAKET; District Court Complex, SAKET.
East delhi: Maharishi valmiki college of education; Scope minar; DM East Office; Kondli market; Sahayog Apartment, Mayur Vihar Phase-1.
West delhi: District Magistrate’s Office and MCD East Zone Office, Raja Garden; Rajouri Garden J-Block Market; DLF Capital Greens, Moti Nagar; SKV Mundka; DDU Hospital Hari Nagar
North west delhi: Fortis Hospital, Shalimar Bagh; House no. 156, Village Madanpur Dabas; City Center Mall, Sector10 Rohini; Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalya Bus Stand, Main Chowk Bawana Road; DDA Office Madhuban Chowk
South delhi: West vegas mall; Nirmal Bharti Public School; Nhai Building; Dwarka sector-10 metro station; BPCL Bijwasan
South east delhi: DLF King Court, GK-2; Apollo Hospital; Central Market, Lajpat Nagar; GBSSSS NO. 1, Madanpur khadar; Dy Director of Education Office, Defense Colony
New delhi: T3, IGI Airport; Charak Palika Hospital; Khan market; D-6 Residential Colony; Vasant Vihar Kendriya Vidyalaya 2 delhi Cantt; NDMC Office Building
Central delhi: MCD Civic Center, Near Ram Leela Maidan; Govt Hospital Burari; Wazirabad water treatment plant; Rwa Prasad Nagar Karol Bagh; Chandni Chowk Main Market Near Town Hall
Shahdara: SKV Nand Nagri; Esic Hospital Chota Bazaar; J/K Bl, Dil Garden; Pwd pump house
North East Delhi: DM Office Complex Nand Nagri; Vsas karawal Nagar, veer savarkar bhagat vihar; Sealampur market; Sarvodaya Bal Vidyalaya, Yamuna Vihar; Govt Sarvodaya Bal Vidyalaya No. 1 c block yamuna vihar
