India, April 2 -- The Directorate of Civil Defence conducted a full-scale mock drill simulating a hostile air attack across 13 districts of Delhi on Thursday night to assess the preparedness of disaster response agencies.

HT visited Rajkumari Amrit Kaur College of Nursing in Lajpat Nagar, where the exercise began at 8:10 pm with a complete blackout across the campus. The campus, which housed around 250 students along with academic and administrative staff, then saw a swift and coordinated response from multiple agencies to carry out evacuation and rescue operations.

A circular to carry out a mock drill was issued by the directorate of civil defence to magistrates of 13 district last week.

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