State Disaster Response Force, Assam

State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) Assam is the search and rescue division of the Assam Police department in north-eastern India.

State Disaster Response Force Assam
Agency overview
Formed2011 (2011)
JurisdictionAssam, India
Parent departmentAssam Police

History

The National Policy on Disaster Management 2009 requires the state governments in India to raise their own response forces for rapid disasters response.[1] As a result, the Assam Government raised the SDRF on 15 December 2011.[2]

In 2013, the SDRF was attached to the Assam Fire and Emergency Services,[3] a branch of the police department.

As of 2021, the SDRF had five companies:[4] Lakhimpur, Cachar, Guwahati, Bongaigaon and Golaghat.

References
  1. "Response Force". NDM India. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
  2. "SDRF | NDMA, GoI". ndma.gov.in. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
  3. "Our History | Fire & Emergency Services | Government Of Assam, India". fireandemergencyservices.assam.gov.in. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
  4. "ANNUAL ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT OF FIRE & EMERGENCY SERVICES, ASSAM,GUWAHATI FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2020-2021" (PDF). 2021-07-26. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
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