Mock drill conducted to check preparedness in handling emergency situations

Key points

• Shivamogga district administration conducted a comprehensive mock drill at Nehru Stadium on Friday to test its preparedness for emergency situations and create public awareness of safety protocols during aerial attacks.
• The exercise, conducted under Union Home Ministry directives, involved over 300 personnel from police, home guards, NCC, fire services, the Health Department, and the Revenue Department.
• A two-minute siren alerted residents to a simulated aerial attack.
• Emergency responders evacuated people from the “attack” zone and rescued those trapped under collapsed structures.
• Ambulances transported the “injured” to hospitals, while bomb disposal and scene-of-crime teams were deployed to the site.