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4 additional battalions of NDRF
August 12 , 2018
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- Union Cabinet has given approval for raising of four additional battalions of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) to strengthen the India’s disaster response set up.
- These four battalions will initially be raised as
- 2 battalions in Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and
- 1 battalion each in Assam Rifles (ARs) and Border Security Force (BSF).
- Later these four battalions will be converted into NDRF battalions.
- These battalions will be placed in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Delhi National Capital Region based on their disaster vulnerability profile.
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