Amit Shah to attend NDRF 20th Raising Day celebrations in Andhra Pradesh on January 19
The Hindu
Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Union Minister of Home Affairs for State Bandi Sanjay, Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, NDRF Director-General Piyush Anand and State Home Minister V. Anitha are among the dignitaries who will participate in the National Disaster Response Force’s (NDRF) Raising Day celebrations at the NDRF 10th Battalion headquarters at Kondapavuluru in Krishna district on January 19.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Union Minister of Home Affairs for State Bandi Sanjay, Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, NDRF Director-General Piyush Anand and State Home Minister V. Anitha are among the dignitaries who will participate in the National Disaster Response Force’s (NDRF) Raising Day celebrations at the NDRF 10th Battalion headquarters at Kondapavuluru in Krishna district on January 19.
The Central government enacted the Disaster Management Act on December 6, 2005, paving the way for the establishment of National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF).
The NDRF was set up by drawing personnel from Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) such as Assam Rifles (AR), Border Security Force (BSF), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP).
With 16 Battalions, the NDRF responds to floods, earthquakes, accidents and other emergency situations in and outside the country.
Since its inception, the NDRF has saved 1.55 lakh lives, besides evacuating more than 8 lakh people during disasters, the NDRF officials said.
In Andhra Pradesh, the force is deployed for rescue and rehabilitation operations during floods, cyclones, industrial accidents and other natural calamities, NDRF 10th Battalion Commandant V.V.N. Prasanna Kumar said.
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