Mock Drill :

What is a civil defense mock drill?

A civil defense mock drill is a preparedness exercise aimed at testing how civilians and government systems respond during emergencies like war, missile attacks, or aerial strikes. The drills recreate real-life scenarios — air raid sirens go off, lights are turned off across cities, civilians practice sheltering procedures, and emergency teams operate in real time. These drills aim to reduce panic, avoid confusion, and save lives by increasing awareness.

As India braces for a major nationwide civil defense mock drill on Wednesday (May 7), expected to take place in over 244 districts of the country, a key question on many citizens’ minds is – Will their daily life be disturbed?

These 244 districts are located across India, including border states of Rajasthan, Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir, West Bengal, and the North East. At least 100 of the 244 locations have been identified as highly sensitive.

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Mock Drill : List of Locations (States/Distt/Cities)

Here is the full list of locations that are set to take part in the nationwide drill on 7th May:

• 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

The teams have been identified to conduct the nationwide mock drill. Nation pray that every preparing test goes off well.

Also read What is this Mock Drill and why its getting conducted with DOs and DONTs for citizens

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