Amid India-Pakistan tension, 30-minute blackout drill held at Ferozepur Cantt

Ferozepur (Punjab): A 30-minute blackout rehearsal was as soon as conducted at the Ferozepur Cantonment dwelling in Punjab on Sunday night amid heightened rigidity between India and Pakistan following the April 22 apprehension assault in Pahalgam. The blackout drill was as soon as carried at the border town out from 9 pm to 9:30 pm, officers acknowledged. All lights had been turned off within the dwelling after a siren went off at 9 pm, they acknowledged. Earlier, the Ferozepur Cantonment Board wrote to Deputy Commissioner Deepshikha Sharma about conducting the blackout drill.

“You are requested to influence obvious ample security preparations for the length of this interval, given the total blackout. This rehearsal aims to influence obvious preparedness and effectiveness in enforcing blackout procedures for the length of prevailing battle threats. Your toughen and cooperation are needed in making this order winning,” the letter acknowledged.

Sharma acknowledged in an announcement that the blackout was as soon as a part of a routine preparedness order.

“Electricity present within the cantonment dwelling will likely be shut from 9 pm to 9:30 pm. There is never a necessity to awe. The administration is fully alert and willing to answer if required,” she acknowledged. DIG Harmanbir Gill, meanwhile, acknowledged police are closely monitoring all anti-social points, known offenders and smugglers within the dwelling. Vigilance has been ramped up at the toll barriers to trace car breeze while social media activities are also below surveillance, the DIG acknowledged.

The Border Safety Power (BSF) has intensified patrolling along the international border while Punjab Police has build up checkpoints the least bit strategic locations as a precautionary measure.