The Pune-based 5th Battalion of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), in collaboration with the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), held a two-day training programme for NDRF personnel on radiation safety, radiation emergency preparedness and response in view of upcoming G-20 events in the country.
The programme at the Sudumbare headquarters of the 5 NDRF near Talegaon in Pune on Thursday and Friday (April 13, 14) was attended by rescuers and officers from the 5 NDRF, 6 NDRF from Vadodara, 7 NDRF from Bhatinda and 13 NDRF from Ludhiana.
The programme mainly included training modules on radiation fundamentals, detection and measurement, radiological safety aspects, radioactive contamination and decontamination,