As India braced for escalation with blackout drills, emergency exercises and responses to real situations, it was disheartening to see some citizens ignore the seriousness of the moment. Sirens wailed, yet headlights blazed while mobile phones lit up streets meant to remain dark
Interestingly, the last mock drill was conducted in 1971 during the Indo-Pakistani war. India conducted extensive civil defence mock drills to prepare its civilian population for potential wartime emergencies.
In the current scenario, with the wide use of internet and social media platforms, the role of the cyber security wings of the police is crucial to deal with misinformation to thwart plans to foment trouble through social media channels.
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has instructed the administration to conduct the exercise, which will include blackout simulations, air raid sirens, evacuation drills, and public training sessions to prepare for war-like emergencies
