Nat

ionalDi
sast
erResponseFor
ce(
NDRF)

 NDRFst
andsf
orNat
ional
Disast
erResponseFor
ce

 I
tcomesunderMi
nist
ryofHomeAf
fai
rs

 I
tist
heonl
ydedi
cat
eddi
sast
err
esponsef
orcei
nthewor
ld

 Est
abl
i
shedi
n2006

 HQ:
NewDel
hi

 I
tworksunderNati
onalDisast
erManagementAuthor
it
y(NDMA)whi
chl
aysdown
pol
i
cies,
plansandguidel
i
nesf ordi
sast
ermanagement.

 Atpresentt
her
eare12bat
tali
onsinNDRFwhi
char
edepl
oyedst
rat
egi
cal
l
yacr
oss
countr
ytoprov
idei
mmediateresponse.

 4newbat
tal
i
onsar
esanct
ionedbyUni
onCabi
net
.

Backgr
ound:

•TheDisasterManagementAct
,2005hasmadethestat
utor
yprov
isi
onsf
orconsti
tut
ionof
Nati
onalDisast
erResponseFor
ce(NDRF)f
orthepur
poseofspeci
ali
zedr
esponsetonatur
al
andmanmadedi sast
ers.

•Twonat ionalcal
amitiesi
nquicksuccessi
onintheform ofOri
ssaSuperCy cl
one(1999)and
GujaratEart
hquake(2001)broughtaboutthereal
izat
ionoftheneedofhav i
ngaspecial
ist
responsemechani sm atNati
onalLevelt
oeffecti
vel
yrespondtodisast
ers.Thi
sreal
izat
ionled
totheenact mentoftheDM Acton26Dec2005.

Rol
eandMandat
eofNDRF:

 Speci
ali
zedr
esponsedur
ingdi
sast
ers.

 Pr
oact
ivedepl
oymentdur
ingi
mpendi
ngdi
sast
ersi
tuat
ions.

 Acqui
reandcont
inual
l
yupgr
adei
tsownt
rai
ningandski
l
ls.

 Li
aison,
Reconnai
ssance,
Rehear
sal
sandMockDr
il
ls.

 I
mpartbasi
candoper
ati
onall
evel
trai
ningt
oSt
ateResponseFor
ces(
Pol
i
ce,
Civ
il
Def
enceandHomeGuards).

 Communi
tyCapaci
tyBui
l
dingPr
ogr
amme.

 .Or
gani
zePubl
i
cAwar
enessCampai
gns.
Si
gni
fi
cance

 I
tist
heonl
ydedi
cat
eddi
sast
err
esponsef
orceoft
hewor
ld.

 Theonlyagencywithcomprehensi
ver
esponsecapabi
l
iti
eshav
ingmul
tidi
sci
pli
nar
yand
mult
i-
skil
l
ed,high-
tech,st
andal
onenat
ure.

 Exper
iencedpar
ami
l
itar
yper
sonnel
speci
all
ytr
ainedandequi
ppedf
ordi
sast
err
esponse.

 Capabi
li
ti
esf
orunder
taki
ngdi
sast
err
esponse,
prev
ent
ion,
mit
igat
ionandcapaci
ty
bui
ldi
ng