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NDRF

Quick points to Remember

• Constituted in 2006, under DMA,2005
• Force for Rescue and relief operations during disasters
• 12 battalions, 12 vulnerable locations
• Important rescue operations
• Problem of accommodation, equipment etc.

Introduction
Today, we are all vulnerable to natural and man-made disasters. So it is important
that the country has an efficient disaster management force.

In India the National Disaster Response Force is the force that handles special cases
of disaster management.

Key Points
• National disaster response force is responsible for tackling a special disaster
situation
• NDRF has been constituted in 2006 under the Disaster management act
2005
• The decision to constitute NDRF came after the Orissa super cyclone in 1999
and Gujarat earthquake in 2001.

• The headquarters of the force is at new Delhi
• It works under the NDMA national disaster management authority which is the
apex authority for disaster management in India
• NDRF is said to have well trained and experienced personnel that makes it
the worlds most dedicated force.
• It consists of border security force, central reserve police force etc personnel
from the central armed forces of police

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