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is extremely important for an
effective response. While NDRF
and SDRF work in cohesion
at incident sites to provide
succour to the affected, the
Armed Forces by virtue of their
widespread presence, also
provide additional support in
overwhelming situations. The
local administration under the
DC/DM, supports the Incident
Response System (IRS) and
provides heavy machinery and
other backup for contingencies.
The local police maintain law and
order and the volunteers assist
in relief distribution and support
actions to prepare the ground
for intervention of the specialised
forces. Thus, the combined efforts
channel for the benefit of all.
of all agencies together help to
To sum up, it is pertinent to
build up effective and sustained
mention that although NDRF,
response in disasters. NDRF also
SDRF, and the Armed Forces are
maintains close coordination
always available to respond to
with IMD, CWC & GSI for various
updates on weather, status of disasters, they may not be present
rivers and dams/reservoirs, and everywhere. In such situations,
landslides to appreciate the the role of citizens becomes
developing situation and take crucial, to save themselves, help
pre-emptive actions. their neighbours and volunteer
In response to disasters, for relief assistance. This can
the community always remains be achieved by creating a
the first responder. Therefore, Family Disaster Plan, preparing
in order to enable them to an emergency kit, learning
prepare and respond well in skills such as CPR and first-
such situations, NDRF regularly aid for immediate assistance,
conducts Community Awareness participating in drills, staying
Programmes (CAPs) and School updated about potential hazards
Safety Programmes (SSPs) in through media and use of
order to apprise them on the Sachet App, sharing information,
various DOs and DON’Ts in and assisting the community in
disasters. NDRF has also taken the best possible manner. The
the initiative to develop content important thing to remember
on DM in 25 different disaster is that in a disaster every hand
modules in various regional matters and together we can
languages and the same has make our country a disaster-
been uploaded on NDRF YouTube resilient society.

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