What to do when air raid warning siren goes off: Government releases video guide

India Today

Ahead of the nationwide civil defence drills tomorrow, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) have released a video detailing what to do when an air raid warning siren goes off.

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00:00Responding to air raid alarms blackout action plan when life feels peaceful families dining

00:11children playing markets buzzing it's easy to forget how fragile that peace is at the moment

00:18an air raid siren pierces the calm everything changes India's safety doesn't begin at the

00:25border and begins with you when you hear the siren act fast turn off all lights fans and appliances

00:33draw the curtains shut the windows even a single spark can guide the enemy this isn't panic this is

00:41preparedness the strength of a nation that knows how to protect its own teach your children what to

00:47do a child pulls the curtain the teen helps their grandparents turn off the lights a family sits in

00:54silence calm composed ready across the city the spirit awakens volunteers check rooftops for light

01:02leaks women check on elderly neighbors soldiers at the border calm alert unwavering this is India

01:10every home a fortress every citizen a shield in darkness we don't hide we unite from cities to

01:20villages a quiet blackout spreads not out of fear but love love for country love for each other and

01:29belief that in every test India stands tall stay calm stay strong we belong to India India belongs to us

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