NDRF to train sniffer dogs in tracing persons under water

An NDRF personnel checking a site with a sniffer dog during a rescue operation in Krishna district. (Source: The Hindu)

The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) is training sniffer dogs in detecting bodies under the water, NDRFDirector General (DG) Atul Karwal has said.

Such training is being given for the first time to the canines allotted to the 2nd Battalion in Kolkata. Similar programmes will be extended to other battalions if the pilot project becomes a success, the DG said.