With an aim of reducing risk of disaster and to increase of volunteers, disaster management teams of NDRF will impart training to NYKS youth volunteers on batch wise in all 12 battalions of NDRF in the country.
Around 20 blocks have been allocated to the 12th BN NDRF, Doimukh with a number of 600 trainees, covering Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Nagaland. The disaster management training will be provided for 6 six working days for each batch. 30 volunteers will be there in every batch.
The training has began with the first batch has been started today with the NYKS volunteers from Thoubal district block of Manipur. From September 9, training for next batch will be conducted for volunteers from Pasighat block.
During the training, subjects like Medical First Response (MFR), Search and Rescue, Flood Rescue and Miscellaneous will be covered to give them hands on handling any kinds of disasters. The trainers will ensure that the volunteers can provide immediate assistance as first responders during the hour of disaster response and rescue.
Prof. Saket Kushwaha, Vice-Chancellor of Rajiv Gandhi University (RGU) said towards the volunteers, “Learn as many skills and knowledge as you can and share your experience with others when you return to your own place. The more you share, the more fruitful the training will be.”