National Disaster Response Force

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/National_Disaster_Response_Force
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Disaster response agency
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:NDRF
gptkbp:composition Personnel from Central Armed Police Forces
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:director Atul Karwal (as of 2024)
gptkbp:formed 2006
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:Ministry_of_Home_Affairs,_Government_of_India
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:New_Delhi
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label National Disaster Response Force
gptkbp:legalBasis gptkb:Disaster_Management_Act,_2005
gptkbp:mandate Specialized response to natural and man-made disasters
gptkbp:motto Saving Lives & Beyond
gptkbp:notableOperation gptkb:2015_Nepal_earthquake
gptkb:2023_Odisha_train_accident
gptkb:2013_North_India_floods
2020 COVID-19 pandemic response
gptkbp:numberOfBattalions 16
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:National_Disaster_Management_Authority
gptkbp:primaryUse Disaster response
Disaster relief
Search and rescue
gptkbp:responsibility gptkb:India
gptkbp:trainer gptkb:NDRF_Academy,_Nagpur
gptkbp:type Specialized force
gptkbp:website https://ndrf.gov.in/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:2005_Mumbai_floods
gptkb:Ministry_of_Home_Affairs
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5