Amritsar once again carries out blackout drill, residents asked to remain indoors and not panic

View of the Golden Temple during a partial blackout as part of a nationwide civil defence mock drill. (Image: PTI)

Shortly after Amritsar went dark as part of a nationwide civil defence mock drill, the district administration once again carried out a blackout drill in the wee hours of Thursday.

The district administration urged its residents to remain indoors and not panic. The drill began around 1.30 a.m.

“Taking utmost caution, the Amritsar district administration has again started the blackout drill,” said a message shared by the Amritsar District Public Relations Officer, PTI reported.

"Please stay at home, do not panic, do not gather outside your homes and keep the outside lights of your houses switched off," it said.

The drill was earlier carried out in Amritsar from 10.30 pm to 11 pm and was part of a nationwide civil defence mock drill ordered by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to check emergency preparedness in case of future threats. The exercise involved scheduled blackouts at key locations across the country.

The mock drills took place hours after the Indian military targeted terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) as part of 'Operation Sindoor' launched in response to the April 22 Pahalgam attack.

(With inputs from PTI)