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Delhi gears up to raise State Disaster Response Force; battalion of 1,100 personnel proposed

Delhi government is forming a State Disaster Response Force for quick calamity response. This initiative follows a recent building collapse which claimed several lives. The National Disaster Response Force will provide essential training and equipment. Delhi's fire department and Civil Defence volunteers will also receive specialised training. The government aims…

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5 Drowning Signs That Look Nothing Like Struggling and Why Rescues Come Too Late

The Body Takes Over Before the Mind Can SignalFrancesco Pia, a water safety researcher, documented in 1974 what he called Instinctive Drowning Response, a physiological survival mechanism that kicks in the moment a person begins to lose buoyancy. The findings, later published in On Scene: The Journal of U.S. Coast…

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NDRF says no impact of Nepal flash floods in UP, Bihar till now; continuous vigil on

No adverse impact from Nepal flash floods has been observed in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. The National Disaster Response Force is continuously monitoring the border areas and coordinating with state governments. Twenty NDRF teams are deployed on the ground for potential relief and rescue operations. India has already sent humanitarian…

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India sends relief to Nepal after massive flash floods kill 8, 400 missing including 105 Indians

India is sending emergency relief materials to Nepal via air force planes. Medicines and rations are part of the government's humanitarian assistance initiative. National Disaster Response Force rescuers will also be dispatched to Nepal. Massive flash floods killed four people and left hundreds missing in northern Nepal. Many Indians and…

The Economic Times

Gujarat rains see massive relief ops from NDRF, Army and ICG; 40k shifted, 2637 rescued, 5 dead

Heavy rains in Gujarat triggered massive rescue operations by the Army, Coast Guard, NDRF and SDRF, evacuating over 40,500 people and rescuing 2,637 more, with five deaths reported across Tapi, Valsad, Anand, Mehsana and Panchmahal districts.

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7 family members among 11 killed in Delhi building collapse

Local authorities say the building was 20 years old and not structurally stable

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Fate of 8 workers trapped in collapsed tunnel unknown even after 10 days

Engineers and labourers were trapped after section of an irrigation canal collapsed

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Maharashtra: Third body retrieved after three-storey building collapses in Navi Mumbai's Belapur

A third body was retrieved and handed over to civil police after a three-storey building collapsed in Navi Mumbai's Shahbaz village in CBD Belapur on Saturday morning, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) sources said. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Rajasthan: Rescue of 13 year old from a well underway; NDRF joins in

A National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team has joined efforts to retrieve the teenage who fell into the well on Friday afternoon. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Karnataka: Child trapped in borewell rescued after 20-hour operation in Vijayapura

After a 20-hour long operation, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF). Read further on Dynamite News:

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Death toll in Solan cosmetic factory fire incident rises to 5 after NDRF finds 4 bodies

The death toll in the Solan cosmetic factory fire incident rose to five on Saturday as the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams found four more bodies during the rescue operation. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Three-year-old girl rescued from borewell in Gujarat village dies

The girl fell into the open borewell while playing, following which the Army and National Disaster Response Force personnel made efforts to rescue her, Deputy Collector H.B. Bhagora said.

The Hindu

Uttarkashi Tunnel Rescue: "I hope we will be able to rescue the workers soon" says NDRF DG Atul Karwal

National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) Director General Atul Karwal reached the Silkyara Tunnel collapse site. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Andhra train accident: NDRF, SDRF teams deployed for rescue and relief operations

The personnel of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) 10th Battalion and Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Response Force (APSDRF) rushed to the accident spot near Kantakapalli railway station in Vizianagaram district. Speaking to The Hindu on October 30 (Monday), NDRF 10th Battalion Commandant Zahid Khan said that two teams from Visakhapatnam…

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Uttarakhand: Over 10 missing after landslide in Rudraprayag, search operation on

Nearly a dozen people were reported missing after two shops collapsed in a landslide caused by torrential rains in Uttarakhand's Rudraprayag district late on Thursday night. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Bihar: 3-year-old, who fell into 40-ft borewell in Nalanda, rescued

A 3-year-old boy, who fell into a 40-ft borewell in Kul village in Bihar's Nalanda district on Sunday, was pulled out alive by National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Maharashtra: Raigad landslide toll rises to 22, NDRF resumes search operation

The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) continued its search and rescue operations at the landslide-hit Irshalgad in Raigad on Saturday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Maharashtra: NDRF rescues person stuck under bridge in Ratnagiri

National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) on Wednesday rescued a person stuck under a bridge in Maharashtra's Ratnagiri. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Cyclone Biparjoy: NDRF teams evacuate 72 civilians from Gujarat's Rupen Bandar

A total of six National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams evacuated 72 civilians from Rupen Bandar low-lying area and shifted them to NDH School in Dwarka ahead of the expected landfall of cyclone Biparjoy. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Volunteers undergo disaster management training

Nehru Yuva Kendra and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) jointly conducted a one-day disaster management and life protection training for volunteers on the Deputy Commissioner’s office premises in Dharwad on Thursday.

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Alaya apartment cave-in: 42-year-old woman’s body recovered; all victims traced

LUCKNOW: Continuing their rescue operations following the cave-in at Lucknow's Alaya apartment in UP, the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams retrieved the body of a 42-year-old woman on Thursday evening, taking the toll in the case to three.

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Joshimath Land Subsidence: Administration Instructs Immediate Deployment Of NDRF

After land subsidence was reported in Joshimath, the Chamoli district administration on Friday instructed to immediately deploy a team of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) in the town. Read on for details:

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Tamil Nadu: Cyclone Mandous Alerts In Chennai; NDRF Team On Standby

In view of the cyclone Mandous maintaining its intensity of 'Severe Cyclonic Storm' till the early morning hours today, the National Disaster Response Force team were kept on standby in Chennai. Read on for details:

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Morbi Bridge Collapse: Death Toll Rises To 135, Rescue Operations Still On

Indian Coast Guard, Indian Navy and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) along with local administration and other agencies are carrying out search and rescue operations at the spot of the Morbi bridge collapse. Read on for details:

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MP Flood: SDERF, NDRF rescue over 400 people from floods, heavy rain

In the last 24 hours, SDERF and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) together have rescued over 400 people from floods/excess rain in the state. Further details on Dynamite News:

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