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Simultaneous mock drills to check Delhi Metro Rail Corporation’s (DMRC) preparedness to respond to disasters were conducted across eleven metro stations here on Saturday. The stations where the exercise was conducted are Karol Bagh, Dwarka Sec-11, Central Secretariat, Pitam Pura, Azadpur, Badarpur, Kirti Nagar, Chandni Chowk, Shahdara, Noida City Centre and Guru Dronacharya. The drill began at 11 a.m. and for next fifty minutes, entry to these 11 stations was prohibited as a part of the standard emergency procedure. Announcements were made in the Metro trains and stations during this period urging commuters to remain calm. The drill also assessed the coordination between Metro staff, police, medical staff and the fire brigade in the event of a disaster. The mock drills were conducted as part of a joint Mock Drill programme conducted by the Delhi Disaster Management Authority and the National Disaster Management Authority in Delhi to assess the preparedness during disasters like earthquakes, terrorist attacks, bomb blasts, fire etc. A number of mock drills are conducted by the Delhi Metro on a periodic basis in which scenarios such as terrorist attacks, evacuation from trains and stations, derailment and fire are simulated.

Disaster management mock drill conducted across 11 metro stations in Delhi