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National Disaster Response Force Day - January 19
January 21 , 2023
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- This Day has been celebrated on this day since 2006 when the rescue force was officially formed.
- The specialised, multi-skilled rescue force is made up of battalions from the Border Security Force (BSF), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) and the Assam Rifles.
- The NDRF is the primary agency responsible for conducting rescue operations during disasters like drowning, building collapses, landslides, devastating floods, earthquakes and cyclones.
- The Disaster Management Act was enacted in 2005.
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