Admiring the Golden Temple during a partial power outage on May 7, 2025 as part of a national civil defense simulation exercise in Amritsar, Punjab Province. |Photo source: PTI
As part of the national civil defense simulation exercise, the regional government conducted another power outage rehearsal in the early hours of Thursday (May 8, 2025) shortly after the lights in Amritsar went out, urging residents to stay indoors instead of panic. The exercise began around 1.30 am
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A message shared by Amritsar Regional Public Relations officials said: “Practice with caution, the Amritsar Regional Government has once again started a power outage exercise.”
It said: “Please stay at home, don't panic, don't gather outside the home, don't turn off the exterior lights of the house.”
The exercise was conducted earlier in Amritsar from 10.30 pm to 11 pm
The nationwide simulation exercise was conducted within hours of Indian military targets in Pakistan’s terrorist infrastructure and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (POK), as part of the “Operation Sindoor” against the April 22 Pahalgam attack.
publishing – May 8, 2025 at 04:32 AM IST
