The National Civil Defence College,(abbreviated as NCDC) was formerly known as Central Emergency Relief Training Institute (CERTI), which was founded on 29 April 1957 in
Nagpur
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district of
Maharashtra
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in
India
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. It is the first
disaster management
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training institute of the country. The conflicts of 1962 and 1965 compelled the
Government of India
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to reorient its emergency training activities from natural disasters to those relating to protection of life and property, reducing damage and raising public morale during any war emergency. Hence, CERTI was renamed as National Civil Defence College on 1 April 1968.
This college is identified as a premier training establishment in
Chemical Disasters
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by the
Ministry of Environment & Forests of Government of India. It is also listed/cataloged in
UNDHA centres of Disaster relief training.
Courses
It conducts many courses for the Civil defence people ranging from
earthquake
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disasters,
cyclones
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,
chemical disasters
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,
industrial disasters
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...
,
rail transport
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accidents, etc. Following are the main courses conducted by the college:
# Civil Defence Instructors Course.
# Flood / Cyclone Disaster Response Course.
# earthquake Disaster Response Course.
# Basic Life Support Course.
# Training of Trainers in Radiological Emergencies.
# Chemical Disaster First Responders Course.
# Biological Incident First Responders Course.
# Auxiliary Fire Fighting Course.
# Advanced Search & Rescue Course.
# Unexploded Bombs & Explosive Safety.
# Incident Management & Command System Course.
# Emergency Response to Rail Transport Accident
References
External links
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{{Home Ministry (India)
Emergency management in India