Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], January 19 : Union Minister Bhupathi Raju Srinivasa Varma participated in the 20th National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) Raising Day program and hailed the NDRF team for saving lives during the 2004 Vijayawada floods.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan, Minister of State for Home Affairs Sanjay Bandi, Union Minister of Civil Aviation, Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu, Andhra Pradesh Minister Nara Lokesh and Andhra Home Minister Anitha Vangalapudi were also present.
Taking to X, Varma stated that the inauguration of the 10th NDRF Battalion campus and NIDM South Campus is a significant milestone in strengthening disaster preparedness and enhancing safety and resilience in the region.
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"The NDRF team has set an exemplary standard of bravery, especially during the floods in Vijayawada last year, where their efforts saved countless lives," he wrote.
"On this Raising Day, we salute the courage and dedication of our NDRF personnel and pay tribute to the brave hearts who made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty," the minister added.
Earlier in the day, Amit Shah praised the efforts of the NDRF in mitigating natural disasters across the country, and compared it to the ability of the National Democratic Alliance to mitigate 'manmade disasters.'
"When a disaster is sent by God, the NDRF comes to help and when a disaster is manmade, the NDA comes to help," Shah said during the 20th Foundation Day of NDRF in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh.
Minister Shah, along with CM Naidu and his deupty Kalyan also inaugurated the campuses of three important centres today, including the Southern Campus of the National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM), the 10th Battalion of the NDRF, and the Regional Response Centre (RRC) in Supaul (9th Battalion).
HM Shah also laid the foundation stone for a new 'Integrated Indoor Shooting Range' at the National Police Academy (NPA) in Hyderabad, where IPS probationary officers will be trained in firing skills.