Gandhinagar: The Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN) today announced that it has recently transferred its indigenously developed Borewell Rescue System to the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), 06 Battalion, Jarod, Vadodara. Each year, children in India tragically fall into open borewells, posing complex challenges for rescuers. The project aimed to develop an improved borewell rescue mechanism by replacing the manual handling of heavy and unstable rescue rods with a contro...Read More

Gandhinagar: In a swift rescue operation, the 6th Battalion of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) successfully evacuated nine people stranded in the Sabarmati river at Ratanpura village, Khedbrahma taluka, Sabarkantha district, Gujarat. According to information received from the district civil administration, the stranded group included two men, four women, and three children who were trapped amid rising water levels. Acting immediately on the alert, a rescue team from 06 Bn NDRF ...Read More

Gandhinagar: Following heavy rainfall in Saurashtra and now in South and Central Gujarat, the state has intensified its emergency response preparedness. In view of the prevailing weather conditions, a meeting of the Weather Watch Group was held at the State Emergency Operation Center (SEOC) in Gandhinagar, where officials reviewed the monsoon situation and issued necessary instructions to all departments. During the meeting the NDRF official informed that a total of 34 teams of the National Dis...Read More