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 critical for preparedness planning. According to the official communication, the mock exercise will be conducted in stages. The first stage (orientation and coordination conference) will be held on May 6 through video conferencing, the release said. This will be followed by a tabletop exercise on May 12, where various response scenarios will be discussed and strategies tested. In the third phase, the physical mock drill will take place on May 14, involving the active participation of all concerned agencies on the ground....