Hyderabad, May 18 -- With the monsoon season approaching, Telangana put its disaster preparedness machinery on full display on Monday, May 18, as the state conducted large-scale mock exercises across multiple locations, simulating floods, forest fires, and industrial accidents to test the readiness of emergency response teams.

State Revenue, Housing, and Information and Public Relations Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy inspected a major flood mock drill held at the HMDA grounds on Necklace Road in Hyderabad, accompanied by senior officials from several departments. He later visited the Necklace Road Boating Club to review rescue activities on water.

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