Security has been heightened in the national capital as India is weighing its options to response to the terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam.
Senior officials of the Delhi Police have asked all DCPs to prepare detailed plans for the preparations of mock drills as directed by the Union home ministry.
"We have already increased day and night patrolling in the city. We have deployed paramilitary forces, along with police personnel, at Delhi's borders with Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. Security has already been beefed up in the city,” police sources were quoted as saying by PTI.
The DCPs are personally monitoring the arrangements in their districts and are holding meetings with assistant commissioners of police (ACPs) and station house officers (SHOs).
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Senior officers of all the districts are coordinating with the ACPs and SHOs and guiding their teams to ensure optimum utilisation of resources at the police station level.
Foot patrolling has been significantly enhanced to ensure round-the-clock vigilance. Special patrol units have been mobilised to cover key areas, including Connaught Place, India Gate, Janpath, Yashwant Palace, Gole Market and other vital installations, reported PTI.
Beat officers have been engaging with shopkeepers, commuters and residents to address concerns and raise alertness.
"During the mock drills, teams will ensure the deployment of the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) and dog squads, continuously conducting anti-sabotage checks in high-footfall areas, such as Palika Bazaar, Janpath, Khan Market, and near government buildings," an officer was quoted by the news agency.
The Union home ministry has issued a directive to several states to conduct a mock drill on May 7 for effective civil defence.
The order comes at a time when tension soared between India and Pakistan after the Pahalgam terrorist attack. The last such drill was conducted in 1971, the year in which the two countries went to war.
