NEW DELHI: The Government on Thursday approved raising of four new battalions of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) to strengthen the country’s disaster response set up.
The decision to set up the new battalions, at an estimated cost of Rs 637 crore, was taken at a cabinet meeting here.
These four battalions will initially be raised as two battalions in Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and one battalion each in Border Security Force (BSF) and Assam Rifles (ARs). Later these four battalions will be converted into NDRF battalions.
Based on the vulnerability profile, these four battalions will be placed in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Delhi National Capital Region. (AGENCIES)
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