Civil defence wardens to perform duty on Shri Amarnath ... - Jammu

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Factory fire in Chittagong

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Chittagong Fire Service and Civil Defence officials said the fire broke out around 3.30am at 'Papella Shoes' located on road-4 in the EPZ area. It was not clear how the fire broke out and if there were any casualties. Estimate of losses were not also ...See all stories on this topic » Sent by gReader

State to get its own disaster management force......

BANGALORE 29th June 2013 Even as the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand is struggling to deal with a disaster that claimed hundreds of lives, Karnataka is putting in place a mechanism to help in handling natural and man-made disasters. It is in the process of acquiring satellite phones and forming a special force along the lines of the one in Gujarat and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF). Gujarat’s state disaster management authority has been in place from 2001, with personnel recruited specifically to deal with natural calamities. Karnataka’s special force will have personnel drawn from the State Reserve Police (KSRP), State Industrial Security Force and Fire and Emergency Services. They will operate as a quick response team in times of emergencies. A government order on raising the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) was issued on June 14, two days before the landslides and floods hit Uttarakhand. “We have started the process of raising four companies of the SDRF, which will be deployed in Bangalore, Mangalore, Belgaum and Gulbarga,” Om Prakash, DGP, Fire Services, Home Guards and Civil Defence, told Express. Each company will have 127 personnel, including a medical officer. “They will be trained and equipped in search and rescue missions, flood situations, fire emergencies and other eventualities,” said Om Prakash, who will also head the new force. While it will take three years to raise all four companies, the State Disaster Management Centre (SDMC), with the help of other departments, including Fire and Emergency Services, is taking several short-term measures. The number of people deployed at the Emergency Operation Centre at the SDMC headquarters has been increased from two to six in the last few days and the process of formation of District Disaster Management Centres (DDMC) is being expedited. “Currently, 18 districts have these centres at the Deputy Commissioner’s office. Soon, all districts will have such centres that will coordinate with the SDMC in case of emergencies,” a senior official told Express. “In the next 15 days, satellite phones will be provided to all the centres and State Disaster Management Centre to ensure fail-safe connectivity during emergencies,” the officer said. During emergencies, the SDMC will act as a nodal agency or control centre from where the situation will be monitored with the head of SDMC as the ‘Incident- Commander’. newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/State-to-get-its-own-disaster-management-force/2013/06/29/article1658371.ece

Schools eager to prepare students for disasters - The Times of India on Mobile

NAGPUR: Uttarakhand tragedy has
shown how helpless humans
against nature's fury. However,
proper training in survival skills
go a long way in saving lives
during either natural or man-made
disasters and many schools in
Nagpur are putting that on their
priority list. Deaven Dasture,
director of Royal Gondwana Public
School said, "We will be
approaching the city-based
National Civil Defence College
(NCDC) to help impart training to
our students. Disasters can strike
anywhere and anyone, hence, it is
important that students are trained
to be prepared for such
calamities."
The NCDC is an unique initiative of
the central government, where
trained disaster management
experts train various organizations
and local governments to prepare a
civil defence force to help during
calamities. A part of the ministry
of home affairs, NCDC has started a
pilot project on the lines of
National Cadet Corps (NCC). TOI
had reported about this project in
August last year in which schools
will be given training to create the
Civil Defence Cadet Corps (CDCC).
Earlier, speaking to TOI, the
college's director GS Saini had said,
"The government has agreed to
run the pilot project in about 100
schools across the country. In
CDCC the training imparted will
focus on handling emergencies that
one is likely to face in daily life."
Saini believes that CDCC will find
many takers as the traditional
option of NCC offers a limited
scope.
"A large number of schools across
the country have not subscribed to
NCC because of its focus on
defence service related activities.
In order to induce these schools to
contribute towards nation building
an alternative activity for disaster
management needs to be offered
and starting CDCC will provide the
impetus," he said.
CDCC aims to increase the
preparedness levels for safety in
schools and enhance it through
skill development. Training will be
provided not only for disaster
prevention and mitigation but also
to mobilize trained manpower for
district administration during
actual events. While fire emergency
is the area where more schools
focus on, CDCC will take this a step
further. Students will be trained to
help out citizens at large in case of
disasters like flooding, earthquake
or even a gas leak.
Rachna Singh, principal of St.
Ursula Girls' High School said, "Our
school is registered with NCDC and
we take training from them as well
as have disaster management
sessions conducted by the fire
safety department."
Jaspal Singh, principal of Guru
Nanak High School said, "This kind
of training is very important we
too get in touch with NCDC. For
kids it is most important that they
learn the basics of survival like
how to evacuate buildings in case
of fire, how to maintain discipline
when leaving a disaster zone etc."

Civil defence specialist visits CTI Toluvi : Nagaland Post

Col. J. R. Kaushik, who is a Senior
Specialist (Civil Defence) working
under National Disaster Management
Authority, New Delhi visited Central
Training Institute, Toluvi on June 28.
Senior Staff Officer, Civil Defence &
Home Guards, Kohima, M. Pienyu in a
press release stated that
Col. J. R. Kaushik inspected the
ongoing training activities at CTI and
facilities available there.
He expressed satisfaction with the
activities carried out at CTI.
State officials from the Civil Defence &
Home Guards briefed the specialist
on the activities and trainings
conducted at CTI.
Col. Kaushik also apprised on the
problems and inconveniences faced
by CTI in terms of revamping of civil
defence, training and recruitment
facilities, disaster management
related and most importantly fund
constraints from the centre.
In response, Col. Kaushik assured to
take up the matter with the centre. M.
Pienyu in a release stated CTI Toluvi
provides technical support to
Nagaland State Disaster Management
Authority in conducting trainings for
local populace on how to respond to
disasters.
“Community being the first
responders in any disaster before
external help arrives, it is imperative
that communities are trained on first
responder methods and techniques in
order to reduce loss of life and
property. CTI will continue to render
its sincere services to the
community”, added M. Pienyu.

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