Home-guard/Civil Defence Raising Day celebrated Suresh highlights noble service of Civil Defence Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Dec 6: The Principal Secretary Home, Suresh Kumar, stressed for involving more and more people in the noble service of Civil Defence by strengthening the training infrastructure and enhancing the capacity to deal with man-made and natural disasters. This was stated by Suresh Kumar while speaking at a function organised on 52nd Annual Raising Day of Civil Defence and Home Guard Organisations here at SDRF Parade Ground today. He recalled the Chinese aggression in 1962, which led to the raising of Home-guard/Civil Defence to deal with the internal security of vital installations of the country. He said that the new emerging trends surfacing day by day like climatic change, melting of glaciers, storms, cloud bursts, flash floods, major road accidents, fire and earthquakes have posed challenges before us. He said the changes have to be taken note of to avert the losses of human lives and public property. The Principal Secretary said that organisations have brought awareness among the masses during past several years but there is still need to do much more in this regard, adding They are upholding the highest traditions of voluntary service. He disclosed that presently more than 7,500 civil defence volunteers are active in the field across the State, who in the times of peace the volunteers have been helping the civil administration in enforcing their developmental and other programmes. Responding to the demands of Home Guards and Civil Defence Organizations, the Home Secretary assured that every support will be provided to strengthen the Organisations. On this occasion, an impressive parade was held by the contingents of Home guards, Civil Defence and SDRF and mock drill was presented by the contingents of Home-guard, Auxiliary Police, CD wardens and volunteers. Earlier, the IGP, (HG/CD/SDRF), J P Singh, read out the Raising Day...
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