The Thane Municipal Corporation conducted a mock drill simulating a drowning incident at Kopri Visarjan Ghat on Mith Bunder Road to test emergency response and inter-agency coordination. The 55-minute exercise involved police, fire brigade, TDRF and disaster management teams

According to the Regional Disaster Management Cell of the Thane Municipal Corporation, information about the incident was received at around 6:39 pm on May 14 from a local resident, identified as Sandeep Jagtap