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Context:

• Recently, the Prime Minister of India welcomed the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team on the day of the resurrection.

About NDRF:

• NDRF Raising Day is celebrated on January 19th to commemorate its founding.
• Founded in 2006, NDRF is the world's largest organization specializing in disaster relief.
• It reports to the Ministry of Home Affairs under the Secretary's overall direction, control and direction.

Organization:

• Currently, NDRF consists of 15 battalions of BSF, CISF, CRCF, ITBP, SSB and Assam Rifles.
• Each battalion has 18 self-contained, professional search and rescue teams, each with 45 personnel, including engineers, technicians, electricians, dog units, medics / emergency medical units.
• A multi-skilled, high-tech unit that effectively responds to all types of natural and man-made disasters, including building collapses, landslides, catastrophic floods, and hurricanes.
• Strategically deployed throughout the country according to the country's vulnerability profile.
• The swift and effective response of NDRF to the 2011 Japan Mie Disaster and the 2015 Nepal Earthquake was celebrated around the world.

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