The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF-10th Battalion) rescued about 2,893 people and retrieved 41 bodies during natural calamities in 2023.
Headquartered at Kondapavuluru of Gannavaram mandal in Krishna district, the battalion joined rescue and relief operations in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Telangana and Yanam (Puducherry).
“The NDRF is organising community awareness programmes in coastal habitations, riverbed villages, educational institutions and in government organisations to train people as first responders during accidents and calamities,” said NDRF 10th Battalion Commandant Zahid Khan.