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Cabinet approved raising of four additional battalions of National Disaster Response
Union Cabinet approves raising of four additional battalions of National Disaster Response Force: Details, Highlights
The Union Cabinet approved raising of four additional battalions of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) to strengthen India's disaster response set up at an estimated cost of Rs 637 crores.
The objective is to reduce the response time keeping in view the vast geographic area of the country.
These four battalions will initially be raised as two battalions in Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and one battalion each in Border Security Force (BSF) and Assam Rifles (ARs).
Later, these four battalions will be converted into NDRF battalions. Based on the vulnerability profile, these four battalions will be placed in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Delhi National Capital Region.
