Haryana conducts flood mock drill across 13 dists

Chandigarh: Haryana conducted a first state-level flood mock drill simultaneously across 13 flood-prone districts on Thursday to strengthen disaster preparedness and emergency response systems ahead of the monsoon season. The exercise was aimed at drawing lessons from the floods witnessed in 2023 and 2025 and strengthening Haryana's preparedness-based disaster management framework.Haryana financial commissioner (revenue and disaster management) Sumita Misra led the exercise from the state control room in her capacity as the state incident commander. The mock drill was conducted in Gurugram, Ambala, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Kaithal, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Panchkula, Panipat, Palwal, Sirsa, Sonipat and Yamunanagar, which have been identified as high flood-risk districts. Two separate simulation sites were identified in each district to test response mechanisms under realistic flood scenarios. Misra said the exercise was conducted to evaluate the state's disaster preparedness systems, improve interdepartmental coordination, validate emergency response mechanisms and identify gaps requiring further improvement. She said the Haryana Govt was committed to developing a proactive, technology-driven and community-centred disaster management system capable of responding swiftly during emergencies.