Amid India-Pakistan pressure, 30-minute blackout drill held in Punjab’s Ferozepur Cantonment

Amid heightened pressure between India and Pakistan following the April 22 terror assault in Pahalgam, a 30-minute blackout rehearsal was performed on the Ferozepur Cantonment space in Punjab on Sunday night.

The blackout drill was carried within the border city out from 9 pm to 9:30 pm, officers stated.

All lights had been turned off within the space after a siren went off at 9 pm, they stated.

Earlier, the Ferozepur Cantonment Board wrote to Deputy Commissioner Deepshikha Sharma about finishing up the blackout drill.

”You’re requested to make sure enough safety preparations throughout this era, given the entire blackout. This rehearsal goals to make sure preparedness and effectiveness in implementing blackout procedures throughout prevailing warfare threats. Your help and cooperation are essential in making this train profitable,” the letter stated.

Sharma stated in a press release that the blackout was a part of a routine preparedness train.

”Electrical energy provide within the cantonment space might be shut from 9 pm to 9:30 pm. There is no such thing as a have to panic. The administration is absolutely alert and able to reply if required,” she stated.

DIG Harmanbir Gill, in the meantime, stated police are intently monitoring all anti-social parts, recognized offenders and smugglers within the space.

Vigilance has been ramped up on the toll boundaries to trace car motion whereas social media actions are additionally below surveillance, the DIG stated.

The Border Safety Power (BSF) has intensified patrolling alongside the worldwide border whereas Punjab Police has arrange checkpoints in any respect strategic places as a precautionary measure.