On the occasion of the visit of NDRF DG RK Panchnanda to the 03 Battalion at Mundali on March 16, the NDRF personnel held a drill and several other activities. DIG NDRF South Zone SP Selven and 03 Battalion Commandant MK Yadav were present.
Talking to mediapersons, Panchnanda said the NDRF is the first specialised multi-skilled, high tech, elite force of its kind in the country to provide prompt responses in the case of disasters.
The NDRF Mundali Battalion is providing timely and speedy succour to disaster ravaged people and also strengthening the tenacity of society at large.
During the cyclone Phailin in the year 2013 and Hudhud in the year 2014, the search and rescue teams of the Battalion were pressed into service in the different districts of Odisha and carried out a commendable job. Presence of 31canines in the Battalion is an integral part of the search and rescue teams.