NSG, IAF conduct high-intensity counter-terror mock drill on Ganga in Varanasi

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Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 14 (ANI): Varanasi’s Ravi Das Ghat turned into a high-security training zone on Friday as the National Security Guard (NSG), in coordination with the Indian Air Force (IAF), Uttar Pradesh Police, Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), carried out a full-scale counter-terrorism mock drill on the Ganga river.Codenamed “Operation Ganga Guard," the exercise was aimed at validating India’s preparedness to respond to terror threats targeting inland waterways and the rapidly expanding river cruise sector. The simulation recreated a high-risk scenario involving a passenger cruise vessel hijacked by terrorists, with hostages held on board and Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) plan