Country's first National Institute of Disaster Response (NIDR), where personnel of National Disaster Response Force, central and state forces and units from foreign countries will be trained, is all set to be established in Maharashtra on the outskirts of Kamptee.
Spread across 61 hectares into two villages in Nagpur, the NIDR will be equipped to conduct live simulation exercises for a wide range of natural and man-made disasters.
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) will be setting up this institute for which land has been allotted and the Union Home Ministry is in the process of approval of the Rs 190-crore, official sources said.
