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DIBRUGARH: The Dibrugarh district administration on Tuesday handed over 10 bigha of government land to National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) for construction of Regional Response Centre (RRC) at Lahowal in Dibrugarh.
Dibrugarh, East revenue circle officer Jharna Patgiri handed over the 10 bigha of Government land to the Commandant of 12th Battalion of NDRF Rajesh Thakur at Dibrugarh east revenue circle office.
Talking to media persons, Rajesh Thakur said, "We are thankful to Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and senior officials for granting us the land for the construction of NDRF Regional Response Centre in Dibrugarh. The centre will cover the parts of Arunachal Pradesh and some parts of Nagaland."
"Dibrugarh is a very important place to construct the RRC. Many important industries were set up in Dibrugarh and disasters can happen at any time. So, to mitigate the disaster, the RRC will play a crucial role. The RRC which will be set up in Dibrugarh will cover most part of Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland," Thakur said. The RCC will provide training and other facilities to mitigate the disaster in the region.
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