NDRF speeds up disaster response, takes 5-6 secs to answer call
27 Jun 2017 12:26 AM IST
The government's disaster relief force is set to tackle an emergency faster than ever before, taking three times less time to respond to a phone call than it did earlier.
The response time taken by the control room of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) for answering a call for help has been brought down to 5-6 seconds from the earlier 15-20 seconds, a new blueprint for the force states.
Keeping in view the importance of a quick response in the event of an earthquake, landslide or other such disasters, the central force recently re-worked its old operational blueprint and set new timelines for different tasks, training its rescuers accordingly.
The new blueprint, which has been put into effect, states that the first rescue team will board a four-wheeler within 15-20 minutes after being intimated, as against the earlier 30-40 minutes.
"There is a special vigilance team that is mandated to check if the new timelines are being followed and achieved.
The NDRF response begins with the first call to the control room. All activities with their accurate time taken are logged into a check book," a senior official said.
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