The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has announced a massive civil defence exercise across 259 districts on May 7, 2025, to test the preparedness against “new and complex threats”. Here’s a state-wise list of all the locations where mock drills will take place.
The cities are categorized into three priority levels:
- Category-I: High Priority
- Category-II: Medium Priority
- Category-III: Low Priority
States and Cities Where Mock Drills Will Be Held
1. Andaman & Nicobar Islands
- Port Blair – Category-I
2. Andhra Pradesh
- Visakhapatnam – Category-I
3. Arunachal Pradesh
- Alog (West Siang) – Category-I
- Itanagar – Category-I
- Tawang – Category-I
- Bomdila – Category-III
4. Assam
- Multiple cities under Category-I including:
- Guwahati, Dibrugarh, Tezpur, Jorhat, Tinsukia, Sibsagar
- Category-II cities include:
- Darrang, Golaghat, Karbi Anglong, Kokrajhar
5. Bihar
- Patna, Barauni, Katihar, Begusarai, Purnea – Category-I
6. Chandigarh
- Chandigarh – Category-I
7. Chhattisgarh
- Durg (Bhilai) – Category-I
8. Dadra & Nagar Haveli
- Silvasa – Category-I
9. Daman & Diu
- Daman – Category-I
10. Delhi
- Delhi NCR (including New Delhi & Cantonment) – Category-I
11. Goa
- North Goa (Panaji) – Category-I
- South Goa (Vasco, Mormugao) – Category-I
12. Gujarat
- Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara, Gandhinagar, Jamnagar, Kandla – Category-I
- Category-II cities include:
- Bharuch, Kutch, Navsari, Mehsana
13. Haryana
- Gurgaon, Faridabad, Rohtak, Panipat, Ambala, Sirsa – Category-I
- Jhajjar – Category-II
14. Himachal Pradesh
- Shimla – Category-I
15. Jammu & Kashmir
- High-priority cities include:
- Srinagar, Anantnag, Jammu, Baramulla, Pulwama, Uri, Kupwara, Poonch
16. Jharkhand
- Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Bokaro, Gomio – Category-I
- Sahebganj, Godda – Category-II
17. Karnataka
- Bengaluru (Urban), Malleshwaram, Raichur – Category-I
18. Kerala
- Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi – Category-I
19. Lakshadweep
- Kavaratti – Category-I
20. Madhya Pradesh
- Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur, Gwalior, Katni – Category-I
21. Maharashtra
- Mumbai, Pune, Thane, Nashik, Aurangabad, Tarapur, Uran – Category-I
- Category-II: Raigarh, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg
22. Manipur
- Imphal, Ukhrul, Churachandpur, Moreh – Category-I
23. Meghalaya
- Shillong, Tura, Jawai – Category-I
24. Mizoram
- Aizawl – Category-I
25. Nagaland
- All major cities like Dimapur, Kohima, Tuensang, Mon, Wokha – Category-I
26. Odisha
- Bhubaneswar, Rourkela, Paradip, Balasore, Talcher – Category-I
- Category-II: Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara
27. Puducherry
- Puducherry – Category-I
28. Punjab
- Cities like Amritsar, Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Patiala, Mohali, Pathankot – Category-I
29. Rajasthan
- Jaipur, Jodhpur, Ajmer, Bikaner, Alwar, Udaipur, Bharatpur – Category-I
30. Sikkim
- Gangtok – Category-I
31. Tamil Nadu
- Chennai, Kalpakkam – Category-I
32. Telangana
- Hyderabad – Category-I
33. Tripura
- Agartala – Category-I
34. Uttar Pradesh
- Key cities include:
- Lucknow, Kanpur, Varanasi, Agra, Allahabad, Gorakhpur, Ghaziabad, Meerut – Category-I
35. Uttarakhand
- Dehradun – Category-I
36. West Bengal
- Kolkata, Darjeeling, Siliguri, Howrah, Durgapur, Malda, Haldia, Jalpaiguri – Category-I
Purpose of the Mock Drill
These drills are a precautionary and preparedness measure in light of the recent terrorist incident in Pahalgam, Jammu & Kashmir, and growing regional tensions. The aim is to:
- Test and improve civil defence mechanisms
- Ensure coordination between local authorities and emergency responders
- Educate and train civilians for emergency scenarios
