A Civil Defence Siren placed on top of a building ahead of nationwide civil defence mock drill on 07 May 2025
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MURALI KUMAR K
Civil Defence mock drills are expected to be held in important industrial and commercial installations in Ahmedabad district of Gujarat including the Tata Motors plant at Sanand and Torrent Power Plant at Sabarmati, official sources said Wednesday.
While Ahmedabad will be one of the 18 districts in Gujarat which will see mock drills and blackouts being conducted, an official statement from the state government said nine places in Ahmedabad district have been chosen for conducting the civil defence mock drills. Apart from the Tata Motors and Torrent Power installations in the district, the drills will be conducted at Pirana Substation Powergrid, Vatva GIDC (industrial estate), and Palladium Mall in Ahmedabad city. Similar drills will also be conducted at Gallops Industrial Park, Viramgam Tank Farm, Dhandhuka municipality and Ganeshpura temple.
The mock drill was conducted in 18 districts of Gujarat including Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Vadodara, Bharuch (Ankleshwar), Tapi (Kakrapar), Surat, Bhavnagar, Jamnagar, Devbhumi Dwarka (Okha Vadinar), Kutch-East (Gandhidham), Kutch-West (Bhuj, Naliya), Patan, Banaskantha, Gir Somnath, Mehsana, Navsari, Narmada, Dang and Morbi.
As part of the drill, a blackout is also planned to be observed from 730 pm to 8 pm in these 18 of the 33 districts of Gujarat.
Published on May 7, 2025