Awareness programme organized to mark Intl Disaster and Risk Reduction Day

UDHAMUR, OCTOBER 13: To mark International Day for Disaster and Risk Reduction, Civil Defence, SDRF, DDMA, Udhampur Friday organized an awareness-cum-training programme here at Boys Government PG College.

 District Development Commissioner, Ravinder Kumar was the chief guest, while SSP, Rayees Bhat was the guest of honour. 

   In his address, the DDC said that youth are torch bearers of the nation and such training programs will infuse confidence and sense of responsibility towards varied challenges including the natural or manmade disasters.

  He said that the district is landslide, flood and accident prone area due to which many precious lives are lost every year. “But such losses can be minimized by spreading mass awareness among the people in general and youth in particular” he added. He called upon the youth to participate in Civil Defence and SDRF activities with zeal and enthusiasm so that they can serve at the testing times along with the government agency.

   Deputy Controller Civil Defence, Shamshar Singh elaborated on the importance of observing the day.

On the occasion, SDRF team conducted Mock drills to demonstrate the rescue exercises at the time of fire incidents, landslides, handling of advanced equipments of SDRF and civil defence, providing first aid to disaster, snake bite victims and cardio pulmonary resuscitation.

The programme was attended by   Principal of the host College, S.S. Bhalwal, Chief Planning Officer, Ashok Khajuria, GM DIC Suram Chand Sharma, PO DRDA, Dr. Jagdish Mehra, CMO, Dr. K.C Dogra, DFO, SF Dr Rajan Singh, Secretary Red Cross V.P Sharma, Executive Engineers , PDD, PHE PWD, and officers of various departments.