Work on constructing a new campus of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) Academy in Suradevi village near Nagpur will start soon, a top official said.
The foundation stone laying ceremony of the academy is expected to take place in June this year and the construction work may start in September, NDRF Director General S N Pradhan said on Thursday.
The existing NDRF Academy is located in the Civil Lines area in Nagpur.
Addressing a press conference here, Pradhan said, "The new campus of NDRF Academy will come up on 153 acres of land in Suradevi. National and international-level training courses in the field of disaster management will be organised here."