Dharmasthala’s Shaurya Emergency Response Teams now active in 53 taluks affected by rains

The idea of Shaurya, as emergency teams that could lend a helping hand locally during any calamity as well as to render other social services, was conceived by Dharmasthala Pattadhikari D. Veerendra Heggade.  (Source: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT)

With different government agencies working to mitigate the woes brought on by the current monsoon across the state, the Shree Dharmasthala Shaurya Emergency Response Teams trained by Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project (SKDRDP) have joined hands to undertake over 2,300 different rescue and relief operations.

The idea of Shaurya, as emergency teams that could lend a helping hand locally during any calamity as well as to render other social services, was conceived by Dharmasthala Pattadhikari D. Veerendra Heggade. While teams across the state have nearly 8,640 trained members so far, the SKDRDP plans to raise the numbers to at least 20,000 in the coming days, said Project Executive Director L.H. Manjunath.