Mussoorie, July 5 -- To prepare for potential disasters in hill areas during the monsoon season, the Mussoorie administration and the Disaster Management Department conducted a comprehensive mock drill on Wednesday. The exercise, held on the Mussoorie-LKD (LBS/LKD) road, simulated a scenario where heavy rain caused a large section of the hillside to collapse onto the road. In this hypothetical disaster, a mini-bus and a car were caught in the debris. The entire operation was led by Mussoorie SDM Rahul Anand.

The drill depicted a situation where a massive landslide trapped a mini-bus carrying 20 passengers on the road, while a car plunged into a deep gorge. Four people were inside the car; the scenario established that two died on the spo...