Current Context : A comprehensive mock drill ‘Vishanu Yuddh Abhyas’ (Virus War Exercise) was conducted in Rajasthan’s Ajmer district to assess pandemic preparedness, under the aegis of the  NATIONAL ONE HEALTH MISSION (NOHM)

• Objective : to evaluate the readiness and response of the National Joint Outbreak Response Team (NJORT), composed of experts from human health, animal husbandry, and wildlife sectors.
• A mock zoonotic disease outbreak scenario was created to simulate a real-world outbreak.

The drill was structured around two key components:

• Investigation and identification of the virus responsible for the mock outbreak
• Actions initiated to control the spread of illness across human and animal populations.