Mumbai airport conducted security drills at Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 on Saturday at 2pm days after threats were received to multiple flights (Pic/Sourced Photos)
Updated On: 2024-10-17 02:51 PM IST
Compiled by : Joy Manikumar
A total of 18 threats as been so far received by different domestic and international Indian airlines
The threats were reportedly made through a social media platform, forcing several flights to divert, delay, or make emergency landings.
The latest incident happened with the Frankfurt-Mumbai Vistara flight late at night on October 16. Currently, multiple authorities are investigating the matter and the Home Ministry has sought a report on the bomb threats
A large-scale drill was conducted at JOS AT by Western Railway on October 16, 2024, from 11:13 am to 1:05 pm
The drill was conducted to assess the emergency preparedness and coordination among multiple agencies, including the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and the railway department
The practice examined the teams' capacity to properly manage emergency incidents, especially derailment/collision near Ram Mandir Station yard
The drill included 32 NDRF soldiers, 42 from ART UDN, and 26 from SPART BA, as well as other important agencies such as civil defence, city police, fire brigade, and railway protection forces (RPF and GRP)
