Chief Minister Raghubar Das awarded five persons of Disaster Management (DM) for their exceptional contribution in saving the life of others at the occasion of State foundation day on Sunday. list of five persons who received awards from the CM include the names of Secretary of Red Cross Society Vijay Kumar, divers Md Mehtab Alam and Mazahrul Bari of Bokaro and Jamshedpur respectively, rescuers Daya Shankar Mishra and Rohit Kumar of Jamshedpur.
Vijay Kumar Singh, a social activist, has created a record by collecting 1223 units of blood and has also trained more than 1200 people in the field of disaster management. Mehtab Alam on the other hand, saved the lives of 12 school children who got stuck in fast current of river water after water was released from Tenughat dam in Bokaro by creating a human chain of 12 persons. The operation was started at 6 in the evening which went on till 1 pm. His team has saved more than 40 lives in Bokaro and adjoining areas.
Similarly, Daya Shankar Mishra has gathered expertise in mountaineering and adventure sports. He has done a commendable job in the field of live saving and disaster management by saving more than 30 lives.
Diver Mazahrul Bari of Jamshedpur has also saved more than 150 lives in the last 15 years in Jamshedpur and adjoining areas. Rohit Kumar of Jamshedpur however, is a trained citizen’s protection volunteer who has saved several lives during disasters like road accidents and floods in Jamshedpur. Kumar also being a member of Red Cross Society has also done a commendable work in the field of blood collection.