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Union Home Minister Amit Shah connected Thursday (May 14, 2026) said his Ministry has prepared a program to guarantee zero quality casualty during vigor waves successful the state successful the adjacent fewer years, with the underlying rule of being "proactive" alternatively than "reactive" towards disasters.
The Minister spoke aft helium presented the President's Colour to the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) astatine the field of its 8th battalion.
The President's Colour emblem is awarded to a subject oregon constabulary portion for rendering exceptional service.
The honour came to the unit successful the 20th twelvemonth of its constitution aft it was raised successful 2006 arsenic a national contingency unit to undertake alleviation and rescue operations during earthy and man-made disasters.
The President's Colour is not conscionable a "recognition" for the fantabulous services of the NDRF but besides of each the authorities catastrophe effect forces, the authorities machinery, the NCC (National Cadet Corps), NSS (National Service Scheme), 'Apda Seva Mitras' (volunteers) among others, Shah said.
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He added that the NDRF has earned the "admiration and trust" of the radical of the state and adjacent overseas done its operations.
The Minister said the Modi authorities aimed to guarantee "zero casualty and minimum spot damage" during tragedies and calamities, including cyclones, earthquakes and floods.
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has prepared a program to amended combat the "serious challenge" of vigor waves successful the state and we volition beryllium capable to guarantee "zero casualty" successful this discourse implicit the adjacent fewer years, Shah said.
Our attack and argumentation has been "proactive" against disasters alternatively than being conscionable "reactive", helium said.
Shah said India has made its sanction arsenic a "global leader" successful catastrophe absorption and being the "first responder" during calamities arsenic helium asked the NDRF to hole itself successful the look of planetary warming and clime change.
The NDRF has 16 operational battalions deployed crossed the state with an wide spot of astir 18,000 personnel.
Speaking during the event, NDRF Director General (DG) Piyush Anand said the unit has undertaken much than 12,000 operations since its creation.
