New Delhi, Nov 14 (PTI) Commandos of the National Security Guard (NSG) along with other agencies on Friday conducted a mock counter-terrorism drill onboard a cruise ship on the Ganga river in Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi, an official statement said.

The NSG team was joined by commandos of the Uttar Pradesh police, apart from officials of the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) for the exercise, the statement said.

According to officials, the mock drill, codenamed ‘Operation Ganga Guard’, was conducted at the Ravi Das ghat to “validate India’s response capabilities against an escalating threat to its inland waterways and river cruise industry”. Show Full Article

The drill simulated a scenario of a cruise vessel under terrorist siege, alo

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