Disaster management training for cops concludes
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, July 31 2014:
The 5-day disaster management training course for police personnel of Imphal West district organized by Directorate of Civil Defense, Government of Manipur concluded at the Indoor Hall of 2nd MR here today.
The valedictory function was attended by Dr Suhel Akhtar, Principal Secretary; Md Ayub Khan, Staff Officer, Secretariat: Relief & Disaster Management and Dr Ch Kiranbala Devi, Ayush Specialist, District Hospital Churachandpur as Chief Guest, President and Guest of Honor respectively.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr Suhel Akhtar stated that police personnel should have adequate knowledge about disaster management as they are deployed at the time of natural and artificial disaster to safeguard people and exhorted the personnel to practice knowledge they have learned from the training course so that they are physically and mentally prepared for any eventuality.
He informed that arrangement has been made to organize such training course for police personnel of Bishnupur district at the earliest as well.
Around 2000 policemen including VDF personnel took part in the disaster management training course.