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City to get 100 extra pairs of helping hands
That many SRPF men on the Disaster Response Force have been trained specifically to rescue Mumbaikars in case of a major disaster
DEEPTIMAN TIWARY The police have plans to arm the DRF with state-of-the-art rescue equipment that meets the demands of any disaster from earthquake and floods to terror attacks.
The next time you get stuck in a Mumbai flood or maybe even a terror attack, there will be at least a 100 more men coming to your rescue.For the first time, the state government has instituted a 'Disaster Response Force' (DRF) and entrusted it with the singular responsibility of rescuing people during any calamity. Until now, except for the fire brigade, the state had no agency exclusively handling rescue operations.
The decision was taken following rescue hiccups during the 26/11 attacks and other disasters like the floods in July 26, 2005. The force has been carved out of the State Reserve Police Force (SRPF), a state paramilitary unit generally utilised to maintain law and order during riots and other public unrests.
Out of the 13 SRPF groups in the state (each with more than one company), six companies have been clubbed together to form the DRF. Each company has 100 SRPF personnel, who are being currently trained in rescue operations and disaster management. At least one company would be stationed in Mumbai to meet any emergency.
Additional DG Ajit Parasnis told Mumbai Mirror, "Though there is a fire brigade in every city, a special force, dedicated only to rescue operations, was urgently required. During big disasters like terror attacks, building collapses, earthquakes, or floods, the fire brigade may be stretched beyond capacity and at such times the DRF will step in."
Parasnis added that the DRF would not have any other responsibility apart from disaster management. "They will be involved in maintaining law and order, bandobast duty or security. They will be trained men stationed at key positions in the state always ready to launch into operation," said Parasnis.
The first phase of DRF training, with help from Civil Defence Forces, is already over. "We have also written to the National Disaster Management Authority to provide extra training to our men. We have also given them some rescue equipment, while the process is on for acquiring more."
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