More mock drills next week in TN, to cover major reservoirs: Govt
More mock drills next week in TN, to cover major reservoirs: Govt
CHENNAI: (May 11) The Tamil Nadu government on Sunday said civil defence mock drills to check the preparedness in vital installations will continue next week in the state, and would be held at major reservoirs.
On the advice of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), such exercises had already been conducted in vital installations like ports, Atomic Power Stations, Airports and Thermal Power Stations across Tamil Nadu starting May 7, an official release here said.
On Saturday, mock drills were held at V O Chidambaranar Port Authority and Thoothukudi Thermal Power Station, both in Thoothukudi district. An air raid was simulated to check the preparedness of the civil defence system to handle a war kind of emergency. Protection, safe evacuation and first aid were rehearsed during this civil defence mock exercise.
