Prahar Disaster Management

Prahar has trained instructors from the National Civil Defence College in disaster management. This Prahar team coordinates in rescue effort, transport of relief material, setting-up of temporary shelters, providing primary first aid and proper hygiene and sanitation. In the year 2001, there was a devastating earthquake in Bhuj, Gujarat. The destruction caused huge losses of man and material. Prahar immediately sent a team of 8 to the earthquake affected area to provide relief in terms of medicine and food grains and also rescued many people buried under the debris. Prahar’s initiative was appreciated by the authorities of Bhuj. In the June 2013, a multi-day cloudburst centered on Uttarakhand occurred and Prahar immediately sent a team of experts under “Operation Mandakini” to provide rescue and relief work. This team did extremely well by establishing connectivity between 11 villages through rope way and also transported 20,000 kg of ration via rope bridges. They also transported sick people and helped in evacuation work too. The administration of Sonprayag, Rudraprayag and Gupt Kashi praised the work of Prahar and congratulated them for their bravery.