Chandigarh, April 30 -- The Haryana government will conduct a state-level mock exercise on a flood disaster scenario on May 14, covering 13 flood-prone districts.

Financial commissioner, revenue and disaster management, Sumita Misra, said the exercise is being organised in coordination with the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) as part of the annual state and UT mock exercise calendar.

The exercise will be conducted in 13 identified flood-prone districts- Gurugram, Ambala, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Kaithal, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Panchkula, Panipat, Palwal, Sirsa, Sonepat and Yamunanagar. These districts have been selected due to their proximity to rivers and canals and their geographical vulnerability to flooding, making them cri...