Ndrf: Learn about the NDRF

Learn about the NDRF 's specialized response to natural and man-made disasters, training and sports, civil defence, and more. Access the official website of the NDRF and other government departments and organizations through India Portal. In the mid-1990s and the subsequent decade, global discourse on Disaster Response and Preparedness intensified, spurred by significant events such as the Yokohama Strategy Plan (1994) and the Hyogo Framework for action (2005), Both adopted by the United Nations. This period coincided with a string of severe natural calamities in India including the Orissa Super Cyclone (1999), Gujarat Earthquake (2001), and Indian Ocean Tsunami (2004). These events underscored the critical need for a ... Force Head Quarters | NDRF - National Disaster Response ForceForce Head Quarters National Disaster Response Force ( NDRF ) is a force of 16 battalions, organised on para-military lines, and composed of persons on deputation from the central armed police forces of India: three Border Security Force, three Central Reserve Police Force, two Central Industrial Security Force, two Indo-Tibetan Border Police, two Sashastra Seema Bal and one of the Assam Rifles. [citation needed] [clarification needed] The total strength of each battalion is approximately 1149. [7] Each battalion ...