Karnataka has constituted the State Disaster Response Force to deal with any eventuality and avoid & minimise the damage. A high-level meeting was held in Kaiga on August 19 Monday to discuss preparedness in case of disasters at the nuclear power station.Senior officials from the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Nuclear Power Corporation, district administration and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) participated in the meeting.
These companies would be stationed in Bangalore, Mangalore, Belgaum and Gulbarga, and 5 more companies would be created in 2 stages, he said. Each company would comprise of 127 persons which would include officers of different cadres. Divers and boatmen would also be included. These people would be taken on deputation from the KSRP, fire and emergency services, and home guards. Technical experts and doctors would also be part of this multi-skilled force. |