Agartala, Aug 05, 2022, TRIPURATIMES Desk

Agartala Aug 05: Tripura is all set to set up a ham radio station in order to rebuild the disaster management mechanism.

Similar information was received from Tripura principal secretary for Revenue, Puneet Agarwal.

Agarwal said, “Already, a total of 1500 officials and volunteers have been trained for operating the ham radio station”.

He further added that Tripura government is working proactively to train a good team of volunteers. The existing disaster management mechanism of the state is very active and in all kinds of natural calamities it has been working at breakneck speed.

He said, “Our team is 24 hours active and already four companies of the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) have been constituted. A total 1250 people have been trained in different levels of district level civil defence volunteering.”

The “Apada Mitra” scheme is also being implemented in Tripura.

Tripura school education department is also extending all necessary help and efforts to turn certain infrastructure earthquake resilient. 

Agarwal further informed that about 800 people will be trained and 250 volunteers have already been imparted the necessary training in this regard. For seamless disaster management, community volunteers will be appointed by the Tripura revenue department at a fixed honorarium of Rs 200 per day.

On the third Saturday of every month, drills will be organized in every school to generate awareness among the students regarding various aspects of earthquakes and ways to escape natural calamities.