Chennai, May 7 (PTI) Senior officials on Wednesday held security drills at two key installations in Tamil Nadu to assess and step up preparations to handle emergency situations to ensure safety and security of the common people.
The civil defence exercises were held on the premises of the Madras Atomic Power Station at Kalpakkam near here and the Chennai port. Taking people to locations of safety and hurrying injured persons for treatment were among the scenarios rehearsed.
An official release here said the Chennai Port Authority conducted a comprehensive civil defence mock drill in coordination with various civil and defence agencies.
"The exercise was aimed at assessing and enhancing the readiness of civil defence mechanisms through drill, by simulating two simultaneous air raids carried out at two strategic locations within the port. The mock drill was designed to simulate an air raid in Chennai Port to comprehensively test and validate critical response systems and protocols."
Officials had already said that "activities will be undertaken in these two vital installations," to handle emergency situations like an incoming air raid. Simulation would be in place to check the preparedness of the systems to handle any kind of emergency, a press release on May 6, 2025 had said.