Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath witnessed the counter-terror joint mock drill ‘Gandiv-5’ by the National Security Guard (NSG) and Uttar Pradesh Police at the police headquarters on Thursday.
The CM also inspected the preparations for various surgical operations in the fifth edition of the annual exercise conducted by the NSG. The objective of the Gandiv-5 exercise programme is to validate the planning parameters of the commando force in the event of a terrorist attack, aircraft hijacking, or hostage situation.
It may be noted that the Yogi government is actively working in the direction of law and order and remains vigilant regarding terrorist incidents in the state as well. To prevent and manage such incidents, security forces have been regularly conducting mock drills under Yogi’s guidance.
In this regard, the UP Police and NSG teams conducted a mock drill called ‘Gandiv-5’ at Lok Bhawan to enhance their preparedness for such events. During the exercise, while the CM tested the preparations at the police headquarters, counter-terror mock drills were jointly conducted at Lok Bhawan by the state administration, various units of the UP Police, and the NSG.
The NSG was set up as a federal counter-terrorism force in 1984 to effectively conduct surgical commando operations to counter terrorist threats and hostage situations. It also has a specialised unit equipped to provide armed security cover for high-risk VVIPs in the present day.
