Policemen get training in disaster management

Tribune News Service

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Srinagar, April 4

The Jammu and Kashmir Armed Police today started a two-day course on “Emergency response and disaster management” for the jawans of the armed police.

Additional Director General of Police, Armed, SM Sahai, inaugurated the course. The course will be conducted at Armed Police Complex, Zewan.

The ADGP appreciated the role of the armed police in the September 2014 Kashmir floods. He also appreciated the role of NGOs for working along with the police in providing helping hand to affected people.

“September 2014 taught us many lessons. We have to remain ready for any eventuality,” he said.

Sahai said disaster management training and refreshers courses would be conducted at regular intervals to keep the police jawans ready.

The Jammu and Kashmir Armed Police conducted hundreds of rescue, relief and rehabilitation operations across the Valley during the September 2014 floods. About 60 jawans from different battalions of the Kashmir-based armed police units were participating in the two-day course.

The course is being held in collaboration with an NGO, Sri Sathya Sai Foundation. The experts from the NGO with vast experience in disaster and emergency response are imparting training to the jawans. They are also to be exposed to the latest technology and provided tips used in the disaster management.

The ADGP also launched a plantation drive at the Zewan complex.

Around 1,000 saplings of different varieties were planted in the complex to make it green and clean. Hundreds of jawans of the armed force participated in the plantation drive.

ADGP Sahai stressed on the need for greenery and environment friendly measures.

The ADGP also distributed schoolbags and other stationery items among students of High School, Kenihama Pohru. The school suffered severe damage in the September 2014 floods.