The training for the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) is in full swing with trainers and trainees both participating enthusiastically. The SDRF was inaugurated at a grand function on the 10th October 2011 at CTI, Toluvi, Dimapur. The first batch to be trained is the ‘Alpha’ Coy from the 9th IRB. The training is being given by selected groups of people who have been roped in from various related departments. The ‘Training Team’ are all from CTI namely Vikiho K. Sema, Trg Officer, Dr. Thingtemla, Medical Officer, Thesuohie QM, Vingutuo SI, Gwasalo SI, Vikiho Hav, Maongkaba Hav, Imener Hav,
Lipoksashi Hav, Deepak Compounder.
The resource persons consist of five people who were also sent by the Nagaland State Disaster Management Authority to crpf Coimbatore especially to be trained as ToTs for the SDRF. They are V. John Dy. Commandant 11th IR, Imtitoshi Dy. Commandant 12th IR, Dally Jamir Dst. Commandant HG&CD, Dr. Chibenthung MO and Sevi Kera ASI F&ES. Part time Resource persons for the SDRF training are M. Yaden Commdt.General HG&CD, Dr. G. T. Thong Proffessor NU, Er. Moa Associate Proffesor ATI, M. Pienyu Senior Staff Officer HG&CD, Akhu Kath JSO HG&CD, Issac Semy Dist. Commdt. HG&CD Phek, Avinuo Dist. Commdt. HG&CD Wokha and Mulai Dist. Commdt. HG&CD Mon. Besides these army of tainers the SDRF is privileged to be assisted by seven members of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) from the 1st Battalion based in Guwahati.
Speaking about the progress of the trainees, Insp. Rajesh Ranjan from the NDRF stated that they are very pleased and even surprised by the skills of the IRB jawans. Admitting that theory wise, the jawans are not very quick but in practicals they have surpassed expectations. The Inspector further stated that even their own troops were not so quick to grasp the practical aspects. The NDRF team lauded the IRB jawans saying that they are young, fast and smart. Citing that even during leisure time the jawans were still practicing, the NDRF team said that the effort and dedication of the jawans is commendable. Reportedly the IRB jawans are getting well versed with not only the medical terms for parts of the human body but are confidently naming medical terms for various parts of the skeleton. Excusing the shortcoming of the jawans in theory classes also considering the level of entry into the service, the NDRF team added that the jawans are not being trained to give lectures but to save lives. A spokesman for the CTI also said that so far the otherwise ‘infamous’ jawans have not caused any problems and have been very disciplined while also co operating well with authorities.
As mandated by the NDMA, the jawans are being trained on the following topics: Concept of Disaster Management, Emergency Medical System & Medical First Responder, Incident Scene Assessment, Infectious Disease Precautions, Human Anatomical References, Basic Life Support and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Emergency Child Birth, Oxygen Therapy, Medical First Responder, Earthquake, Fire, Welfare Service etc
It may be pertinent here to give a brief history of how the SDRF came into being for public information. The Disaster Management Act, 2005 has made the statutory provisions for the constitution of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) for the purpose of specialized response to natural and man-made disasters. According to Section 45 of the Act, the Force has to function under the general superintendence, direction and control of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and under command and supervision of Director General, NDRF. Though the units of this Force were nominated in 2003, it is only after the establishment of NDMA that their training and equipping were vigorously pursued. In lieu with the Section 44 (i) of the Act that states NDRF a specialist force, the force is gradually emerging as the most visible and vibrant multi-disciplinary, multi-skilled, high-tech force of the NDMA capable of dealing with all types of natural and man-made disasters
The vision of the NDMA is to build a safer and disaster resilient India by developing a holistic, proactive, multi-disaster and technology driven strategy for Disaster Management. With this vision, a detailed “Training Regime for Disaster Response” has been prepared by NDMA/NDRF identifying the specific disaster response training courses and devising a unified, structured and uniform course module as well as syllabus for these training courses. The proposition behind a unified, structured, uniform course module and syllabus is that first the entire NDRF battalions will successfully attain these courses and subsequently after its constitution in 2005, NDRF with its swift and highly-skilled rescue operations has emerged as most visible and vibrant force of the NDMA. NDRF personnel are invariably trained in courses like Flood Rescue, Collapsed Structure Search and Rescue, Medical First Responders, Rope Rescue, Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Emergencies; Dignified Disposal of Dead Bodies etc. NDRF personnel are trained in prestigious institutes like NISA, DRDO, BARC, CME, Army, Navy and Air Force as well in foreign countries like USA, Singapore, China, Finland, Korea, Switzerland etc. It may be mentioned here that a contingent of the NDRF was deployed in Japan following the devastation caused by the earthquake and Tsunami. The team accomplished its task in a purposeful manner, which was lauded by one and all. The Union Home Secretary Sh. G.K. Pillai felicitated the NDRF team during a ceremony organized in Delhi to welcome them home.
State Disaster Response Forces (SDRF) and other stakeholders are trained on the same lines. The need of uniformly structured course module emerged out of the fact that if all the NDRF battalions and other ‘first responders’ undergo the same training exercise, the coordination between different stakeholders would be expedient and well planned at the time of any major disaster where different NDRF battalions, SDRF battalions and other stakeholders will be working together in close coordination with each other. While the NDRF is being trained, re-trained and equipped as a specialist force for level three disasters, it is equally important to ensure capacity building of state police personnel who are invariably the first responders in any natural or man-made disasters. To ensure this, a two-pronged strategy is being suggested to the states: firstly, to train state police personnel in the basics of disaster management and secondly, to train at least one battalion equivalent out of their state armed police units as State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) on lines of the NDRF. In addition to police personnel, the SDRFs may be constituted from existing resources of the Fire Services, Home Guards and Civil Defence. NDRF Bns and their training institutions will assist the States/UTs in this effort. The State/ UTs are also encouraged to set up Disaster Management training facilities in their respective Police Training Colleges and include this subject in their basic and in-service courses.
It is the vision of the Nagaland State Disaster Management Authority (NSDMA) that in the future the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) of Nagaland will not only prove its worth in the state but will even be deployed to other parts of the country when the need arises. The training for the first batch of the SDRF will continue till the 8th November 2011 and the next batch will be the ‘Alpha’ Coy of the 14th IR. A company each from five Battalions namely 9th/ 11th/ 12th/ 13th/ 14th IR have been identified for the SDRF of Nagaland.
Lipoksashi Hav, Deepak Compounder.
The resource persons consist of five people who were also sent by the Nagaland State Disaster Management Authority to crpf Coimbatore especially to be trained as ToTs for the SDRF. They are V. John Dy. Commandant 11th IR, Imtitoshi Dy. Commandant 12th IR, Dally Jamir Dst. Commandant HG&CD, Dr. Chibenthung MO and Sevi Kera ASI F&ES. Part time Resource persons for the SDRF training are M. Yaden Commdt.General HG&CD, Dr. G. T. Thong Proffessor NU, Er. Moa Associate Proffesor ATI, M. Pienyu Senior Staff Officer HG&CD, Akhu Kath JSO HG&CD, Issac Semy Dist. Commdt. HG&CD Phek, Avinuo Dist. Commdt. HG&CD Wokha and Mulai Dist. Commdt. HG&CD Mon. Besides these army of tainers the SDRF is privileged to be assisted by seven members of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) from the 1st Battalion based in Guwahati.
Speaking about the progress of the trainees, Insp. Rajesh Ranjan from the NDRF stated that they are very pleased and even surprised by the skills of the IRB jawans. Admitting that theory wise, the jawans are not very quick but in practicals they have surpassed expectations. The Inspector further stated that even their own troops were not so quick to grasp the practical aspects. The NDRF team lauded the IRB jawans saying that they are young, fast and smart. Citing that even during leisure time the jawans were still practicing, the NDRF team said that the effort and dedication of the jawans is commendable. Reportedly the IRB jawans are getting well versed with not only the medical terms for parts of the human body but are confidently naming medical terms for various parts of the skeleton. Excusing the shortcoming of the jawans in theory classes also considering the level of entry into the service, the NDRF team added that the jawans are not being trained to give lectures but to save lives. A spokesman for the CTI also said that so far the otherwise ‘infamous’ jawans have not caused any problems and have been very disciplined while also co operating well with authorities.
As mandated by the NDMA, the jawans are being trained on the following topics: Concept of Disaster Management, Emergency Medical System & Medical First Responder, Incident Scene Assessment, Infectious Disease Precautions, Human Anatomical References, Basic Life Support and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Emergency Child Birth, Oxygen Therapy, Medical First Responder, Earthquake, Fire, Welfare Service etc
It may be pertinent here to give a brief history of how the SDRF came into being for public information. The Disaster Management Act, 2005 has made the statutory provisions for the constitution of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) for the purpose of specialized response to natural and man-made disasters. According to Section 45 of the Act, the Force has to function under the general superintendence, direction and control of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and under command and supervision of Director General, NDRF. Though the units of this Force were nominated in 2003, it is only after the establishment of NDMA that their training and equipping were vigorously pursued. In lieu with the Section 44 (i) of the Act that states NDRF a specialist force, the force is gradually emerging as the most visible and vibrant multi-disciplinary, multi-skilled, high-tech force of the NDMA capable of dealing with all types of natural and man-made disasters
The vision of the NDMA is to build a safer and disaster resilient India by developing a holistic, proactive, multi-disaster and technology driven strategy for Disaster Management. With this vision, a detailed “Training Regime for Disaster Response” has been prepared by NDMA/NDRF identifying the specific disaster response training courses and devising a unified, structured and uniform course module as well as syllabus for these training courses. The proposition behind a unified, structured, uniform course module and syllabus is that first the entire NDRF battalions will successfully attain these courses and subsequently after its constitution in 2005, NDRF with its swift and highly-skilled rescue operations has emerged as most visible and vibrant force of the NDMA. NDRF personnel are invariably trained in courses like Flood Rescue, Collapsed Structure Search and Rescue, Medical First Responders, Rope Rescue, Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Emergencies; Dignified Disposal of Dead Bodies etc. NDRF personnel are trained in prestigious institutes like NISA, DRDO, BARC, CME, Army, Navy and Air Force as well in foreign countries like USA, Singapore, China, Finland, Korea, Switzerland etc. It may be mentioned here that a contingent of the NDRF was deployed in Japan following the devastation caused by the earthquake and Tsunami. The team accomplished its task in a purposeful manner, which was lauded by one and all. The Union Home Secretary Sh. G.K. Pillai felicitated the NDRF team during a ceremony organized in Delhi to welcome them home.
State Disaster Response Forces (SDRF) and other stakeholders are trained on the same lines. The need of uniformly structured course module emerged out of the fact that if all the NDRF battalions and other ‘first responders’ undergo the same training exercise, the coordination between different stakeholders would be expedient and well planned at the time of any major disaster where different NDRF battalions, SDRF battalions and other stakeholders will be working together in close coordination with each other. While the NDRF is being trained, re-trained and equipped as a specialist force for level three disasters, it is equally important to ensure capacity building of state police personnel who are invariably the first responders in any natural or man-made disasters. To ensure this, a two-pronged strategy is being suggested to the states: firstly, to train state police personnel in the basics of disaster management and secondly, to train at least one battalion equivalent out of their state armed police units as State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) on lines of the NDRF. In addition to police personnel, the SDRFs may be constituted from existing resources of the Fire Services, Home Guards and Civil Defence. NDRF Bns and their training institutions will assist the States/UTs in this effort. The State/ UTs are also encouraged to set up Disaster Management training facilities in their respective Police Training Colleges and include this subject in their basic and in-service courses.
It is the vision of the Nagaland State Disaster Management Authority (NSDMA) that in the future the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) of Nagaland will not only prove its worth in the state but will even be deployed to other parts of the country when the need arises. The training for the first batch of the SDRF will continue till the 8th November 2011 and the next batch will be the ‘Alpha’ Coy of the 14th IR. A company each from five Battalions namely 9th/ 11th/ 12th/ 13th/ 14th IR have been identified for the SDRF of Nagaland.
(Issued by: Nagaland State Disaster Management Authority (NSDMA), Home Department)
