(a) whether the Government has rushed a team of National Disaster
Response Force (NDRF) with necessary equipment to carry out relief
operations during the recent earthquake in Sikkim;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the number of persons rescued by the team;
(d) whether any training is imparted to them to meet the challenges
of acclimatisation in the mountains areas; and
(e) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI MULLAPPALLY RAMACHANDRAN)
(a) & (b) Yes, Madam. 10 teams of NDRF comprising of 403 rescuers were
mobilized and sent immediately with the specialized Collapsed Structure Search
and Rescue (CSSR) and Medical First Responder(MFR) equipments such as Diamond
chain saw, Carbide tipped chain saw, Circular saw, Handsaw, angle cutter, bolt
cutter, rotary hammer drill-, cordless drill hammer, electronic drill machine,
air lifting bag with cylinder 03, victim locating camea-05, life detector
type-1-02, life detector type-11-03, personal alert safety system, MFR kit etc.
to the earthquake affected areas of Sikkim.
(c) NDRF retrieved 06 dead bodies trapped inside collapsed buildings.
NDRF also provided treatment to 802 victims including 07 critically
injured victims.
(d) & (e) Yes madam. NDRF personnel are being imparted regular training
in Mountaineering Search and Rescue Operation training in different institutes
like Swami Vivekananda Institute of Mountaineering Mount Abu(Rajasthan),
Himalayan Mountaineering Institute Darjeeling(WB) Himalayan Adventure Institute
Mussoorie and Nehru Institute of Mountaineering Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand)