State Disaster Response Force (Assam)

State Disaster Response Force Assam is the search and rescue division of the Assam Police department in north-eastern India.

History

The National Policy on Disaster Management 2009 requires the state governments in India to raise their own forces for rapid disaster response. As a result, the Assam State Government made the decision to raise the SDRF in September 2010, in line with the National [Disaster Response Force]. This was enacted on 15 December 2011. The SDRF had a total strength of 3 companies with 337 active members, which is approximately 10 personnel per district.
In 2013, the SDRF was attached to the Assam Fire and Emergency Services, a branch of the Assam police department.
, the SDRF had five companies: Lakhimpur, Cachar, Guwahati, Abhayapuri, and Dergaon.