Una, November 22 - Under the scheme Creation of Task Force of Youth Volunteers for better disaster management and response, a three-day training camp was organized at Bachat Bhawan Una. Participants from Gram Panchayat Basoli, Ajauli, Abada Barana, Chatara and Badaihar participated in the training camp.
On the first day of the training camp, Training and Capacity Building Coordinator Suman Chahal gave information to the participants about the basic topics of disaster and disaster management, role of volunteers in disaster management, village disaster management plan.
Fire officer Suresh Kumar, who came from the fire department, provided complete information about fire and its prevention methods and the use of fire fighting equipment. On the second day of the training camp, Dr. Lalit Kumar from Primary Health Center Basoli provided information to the participants about first aid during disaster, especially CPR, snake bite etc. On the third day of the training camp, Dheeraj Sharma and his team from Home Guard Department told the participants about the methods of search and rescue. At the end of the training camp, the participants shared their field experiences during disasters. He asked all the participants to come forward enthusiastically to help the needy during the disaster. He also urged all the volunteers to provide correct and accurate information about the disaster on the emergency contact number. He said that incomplete information makes it difficult to give correct response.
Training certificates were distributed to all the participants in the program.
Platoon Commander Deva Kumari from Home Guard Department, Company Commander Avtar Singh, Aapda Mitra Harsh Sharma, Sachin Sharma, Dhruv, Dinesh Kumar, Ankush Sharma, Vilas Chandra Manisha, Neha from Disaster Management Authority Una participated in the program.