Training in disaster management for NSS volunteers begins

A week-long grooming programme for National Service Scheme (NSS) volunteers successful catastrophe absorption and mitigation activities began present connected Monday.

The district-level grooming programme successful Thiruvananthapuram, jointly organised by the National Disaster Management Authority, the Kerala State Disaster Management Authority, and the State NSS Cell, was inaugurated by Kadakampally Surendran, MLA

Inaugurating the grooming programme, Mr. Surendran said that NSS volunteers were ever astatine the forefront, alongside rescue agencies, successful organising alleviation activities during disasters.

Their efforts successful organising assemblage consciousness activities, classes and campaigns successful agrarian and municipality areas connected catastrophe warnings, information precautions and self-rescue methods person been commendable, helium added.

Shubha R. Nair, District Coordinator of the Disaster Management Programme and NSS Programme Officer of Neermankara NSS College, presided implicit the function.

NSS Regional Director Y. M. Uppin delivered the keynote address.