Mock Drill District List: Amid ramped-up security architecture and preparedness in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has directed the States to conduct a civil defence mock drill. The drill aims to acquaint civilians with their roles and responsibilities as members of society when there is a war-like situation.

According to the available information, local administration, Civil Defence Wardens, Home Guards, National Cadet Corps (NCC), National Service Scheme (NSS), Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS) and school-college students will take part in this mock drill.

How are districts selected?

The exercise finds its legal base in the Civil Defence Rules, 1968. As per the said rule, Civil Defence is applicable to the entire nation. However, the DG Civil Defence is only raised in such areas and zones which are tactically and strategically considered vulnerable from the enemy's attack points of view.

The DG Civil Defence, under the MHA, has restricted 100 Multi-Hazard Prone Districts Civil Defence activities to 259 categorised towns in 244 districts spread over 36 States/Union Territories.

The exercise will be conducted in 244 districts mentioned as Civil Defence Districts approved in 2005. As per the list, a total of 259 districts/towns are divided into categories I, II, and III. Category 1 has 13 districts, Category II has 201 districts, and Category 3 has 45 districts.

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State-wise list of districts

-Andaman and Nicobar Islands: Port Blair

-Andhra Pradesh: Vishakhapatnam

-Arunachal Pradesh: Alog, Itanagar, Tawang, Hayuling and Bomdila.

-Assam: Bongaigaon, Dibrugarh, Dubri, Goalpara, Jorhat, Sibsagar, Tinsukia, Tezpur, Digboi, Diliajan,Guwahati (Dispur), Rangia, Namrup, Nazira, Darrang, Golaghat, Karbi-anglong, Kokrajhar, North-Lakshimpur, and Numaligarh.

-Bihar: Barauni, Katihar, Patna, Purnea and Begusarai.

-Chandigarh: Chandigarh

-Chhattisgarh: Durg (Bhilai)

-Dadar Nagar Haveli: Dadra (Silvasa)

-Daman and Diu: Daman

-Delhi: Delhi (Including New Delhi and Delhi Cantt)

-Goa: North Goa (Panaji), South Goa

-Gujarat: Surat, Vadodara, Kakrapur, Ahmedabad, Jamnagar, Bhuj, Gandhinagar, Bhavnagar, Kandla, Nalia, Ankleshwar, Okha, Vadiner, Bharuch, Dange, Kutch, Mehsana, Narmada, and Navsari.

-Haryana: Ambala, Faridabad, Gurugram, Hissar, Panchkula, Panipat, Rohta, Sirsa, Sonipat and Yamunanagar.

-Himachal Pradesh: Shimla

-Jammu and Kashmir: Anantnag, Badgam, Baramula, Doda, Jammu, Kathua, Poonch, Rajauri, Srinagar, Udhampur, Samba, Akhnoor, Uri, Naushera, Sunderbani, Awantipora

-Jharkhand: Bokaro, Gomio, Godda, Jamshedpur, Ranchi and Sahebganj.

-Ladakh: Leh and Kargil.

-Karnataka: Bengaluru (Urban), Malleshwara and Raichur.

-Kerala: Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram.

-Lakshadweep: Lakshadweep (Kavarati).

-Madhya Pradesh: Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur and Katni.

-Maharashtra: Mumbai, Uran, Tarapur, Thne, Pune, Nashik, Roha-Nagothane, Monmad, Sinner, Thal Vayshot, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Aurangabad, Bhusaval, Raigad, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg.

-Manipur: Imphal, Churachandpur, Ukhrul, Moreh, and Ningthou-Khong.

-Meghalaya: East Khasi Hill (Shillong), Jaintia Hill (Jawai), and West Garo Hill (Tura).

-Mizoram: Aizawl

-Nagaland: Dimapur, Kohima, Mokokchung, Mon, Phek, Tuensang, Wokha, Zunhenoto, Kiphri, Perren.

-Odisha: Talcher, Balasore, Koraput, Bhubaneswar, Gopalpur, Hirakund, Paradip, and Rourkela.

-Puducherry: Puducherry.

-Punjab: Amritsar, Bhatinda, Ferozepur, Hoshiarpur, Gurdaspur, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Patiala, Pathankot, Barnala, Adhampur. Bhakra-Nangal, Halwsara, Kothpapur, Batala, Mohali, Abohar, Faridpur, Ropar, and Sangrur.

-Rajasthan: Kota, Rawat- Bhata, Ajmer, Alwar, Barmer, Bharatpur, Bikaner, Bundi, Ganganagar, Phulera (Jaipur), Nagaur (Merta Road), Jalore, Bewar (Ajmer), Hanumangarh, Jaipur, Lalgarh (Ganganagar), Jaisalmer, Sawai Madhopur, Jodhpur, Udaipur, Sikar, Nal, Suratgarh, Abu Road, Nasirabad (Ajmer), and Bhivari.

-Sikkim: Gangtok.

-Tamil Nadu: Chennai.

-Telangana: Hyderabad.

-Tripura: Agartala.

-Uttar Pradesh: Agra, Prayagraj, Bareilly, Ghaziabad, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mathura, Meerut, Moradabad, Saharanpur, Varanasi, Bakshi-Ka-Talab, Mughalsarai, Sarsawa, Bagpat, and Muzaffarnagar.

-Uttarakhand: Dehradun

-West Bengal: Coochbehar, Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, Malda, Siliguri, Greater Kolkata, Durgapur, Haldia, Hasimara, Kharagpur, Burpur-Asansol, Farakka-Khejuriaghat, Chittaranjan, Balurghat, Alipurwar, Raignaj, Islampur, Dinhata, Makhlili ganj, Mathabhanga, kalimpong, Jaldhaka, Kurseong, Kolkghat, Bardhaman, Birbhum, East Medinipur, West Medinipur, Howrah, Hoogly and Murshidabad.

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