Genesis of NDRF

2006 NDRF formed on 19 Jan 2006 with 8 Units - 2 each from

BSF, CRPF, ITBP & CISF

2009 All 8 Units came under the control of NDRF in September

2009

2010 Induction of 2 new units (1 each from BSF & CRPF)

2015 Induction of 2 new units of SSB

2019 Induction of 04 new Unit each from ITBP, ASSAM RIFLES, &
2 from BSF.
Total 12 units functioning and 04 above units are under
process.

Role of NDRF
1. Specialized Response. (During Disaster)
2.(a) Proactive deployment during impending disaster situations.
(Impending Disaster)
(b) Familiarization exercises with public so that public is sensitized.
(Impending Disaster)

3. (a) Acquire and continually upgrade its own training and skills.
(b) Impart basic and operational level training to State
Response Forces (Police, Civil Defence, NCC/Home Guards) Non
Disaster
(c) Community Training & Preparedness. Period

(d) Mock Drills, Reconnaissance/vulnerability/disaster mapping,

Rehearsals.
 FEATURES OF NDRF
 It is the humanitarian forte of the Government of India.
 Pro-active availability and coordination with states and all
stake holders.
 Prompt response
 A multi-skilled, technical force.
 A young force with 20% being rotated every year.
 Each battalion has 18 teams, out of which 6 trained in CBRN.
 Has doctors and para-medics trained in disaster medical
emergency management with each team.
 Has a canine squad in every team.

11th Bn Varanasi 1st Bn Guwahati

RRC 1-Varanasi RRC 1-Aizawl
Jammu & Kashmir RRC 2-Lucknow RRC 2- gartala
7th Bn Bhatinda
RRC 1 – Kangra
Himachal Pradesh 9th Bn Patna 12th Bn Doimukh
RRC 2 - Srinagar Punjab 1
Chandigarh RRC 1 – Supaul RRC 1-Itanagar
2
Haryana Uttarakhand
8th Bn Ghaziabad 1
Delhi
RRC 1 – Delhi 3 Arunachal Pradesh
RRC 2 - Dehradun Rajasthan 2
Sikkim 1
2 2 Assam Nagaland
1 Bihar
Meghalaya
1 1 Manipur
6th Bn Vadodara Jharkhand Tripura 2nd Bn Haringhata
Gujarat Madhya Pradesh 1
RRC 1-Gandhinagar West Bengal 2 Mizoram RRC 1-Kolkata
RRC 2- Nareli (Raj.)
1 RRC 2-Siliguri
Odisha
Maharashtra 1 RRC 2-Gangtok
1

Telangana 3rd Bn Mundali

5th Bn Pune 2
RRC 1-Mumbai
1 RRC 1-Balasore
Goa
Andhra Pradesh
Karnataka
3
4th Bn Arakkonam 1 10th Bn Guntur A & N Islands
RRC 1- Chennai RRC 1-Hyderabad
Tamil Nadu 2
RRC 2- Portblair Kerala RRC 2-Vishakhapatanam NDRF Bns
RRC Lakshadweep
3 -Kozhikode/ Ernakulum RRC 3-Banglore
Team Locations
 Strategy for more Effective Deployment in Operations /
Training at no cost
1.(a) Using trained beneficiaries as a Force multiplier
(b) Increasing training so that public responders can increase and
contribute to disaster resilience – each one teach one
(c) We have increased the number of Mock Drills to once a week per
Battalion so that more persons can be trained.
2. Filling up of existing vacancies.
3. At the cost of equipment, introduction of technology and
increasing the authorisation of equipment per Battalion.

Capabilities of NDRF
• NDRF personnel fully trained & capable in CSSR (Collapsed
Structure Search & Rescue) operations.
• MFR (Medical First Response)
• Flood And Mountain Rescue Operations
• Deep Diving Search & Rescue
• Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Emergencies
• Canine and Technical Search
• Specialized manpower (Engineers, Doctors, Technicians,
Paramedics, Electricians, etc)
• Animal Disaster Management
• Psycho social care of disaster affected community and capacity
building
 Composition of NDRF Battalion

 Authorized strength of 1,149 personnel.

 18 specialist teams of 45 members each to handle natural
disasters and CBRN emergencies.
 Each team of 45 has 2 Engineers, 2 Paramedics, 1 Technician,
1 Electrician and 2 Canines
 Total number: 18 Teams x 12 Battalions:
 216 Teams.
 Total authorized strength of NDRF : 13,843 Personnel

SAR TEAM COMPOSITION

Team Commandar
(Insp)
2 IC/Ops Officer
(SI)
Adm.
Tech Sub- Support
Support team Sub- Sub- Sub- Medi Team
team Dog cal
Team team team HC:01
A Squa supp
SI COMN:01 B C D d CT:03
SI:01 ort HC
CT:05 HC:01 HC:01
CT:05 SI:01 CT:03 Team ADM:01
CT:05 CT:05
CT:05 HCP:02 CT:01
HCDVR:1
CTDVR:2
COOK:1
 CBRN TEAM COMPOSITION

Team
Commandar
(Inspector)

Deputy
Info. Safety
Team
Officer Officer
leader

Adm.
Tech Rescue Support
Suppor Detection and Deco Team Medical
and
Rescue and Unit
t Team Evacuatio n HC:01
Assessmen Evacuation HC/NURSE:
SI
Team- A n Team - Team CT:04
02
COMN:01 t cum HC/DVR:01
B SI:01
HC Evacuation HC:02 CT/DVR:02
COMN:01 HC:02 CT:05
CT:05 CT/ADM:01
SI ENGG:02 SI:01
CT:05 CT/FOLO:01
HC TECH:01 CT:05
HC ELEC:01
Organizational structure of BN HQ NDRF unit