With the arrival of the monsoons, the
administration here has decided to train the youth on disaster
management. The exercise is a timely one, since the Kurseong
sub-division is prone to landslides.
The Kurseong sub-divisional relief officer, Mrs Asha Mukhiya
Lama said that “this is a joint effort with the Kurseong
civic body, as well as the gram panchayats of the sub-division.
We have asked the civic body to send at least two youths from
each of the wards. Similarly, we have also asked the gram
panchayat pradhans to send two youths from each ward for the
training.”
Mrs Lama also informed that the trained youths would assist
in the carrying out of relief work in the future. She acknowledged
the lack of adequate manpower when disaster strikes. “Any
additional assistance is of help,” she added.
The administration already has civil defence volunteers, which
comprises the youths. “The civil defence volunteers
are the registered ones, who receive some amount from the
government. The youths who would receive training from now
on would be paid depending upon the funds available,”
the officer informed.
The Kurseong Municipality has 20 wards, which means around
40 youths would be participating in the training programme.
Officials from the West Bengal fire services department, as
well as civil defence volunteers would be imparting training
to the youths. “Relief techniques like tying a knot
with a rope, climbing with the help of a rope, rescuing a
person buried under the debris are some of the basic skills
that would be taught to the participants,” a fire department
official, said.
Mrs Lama, however, said that the list of youths who would
be participating in the training have not reached her department.
“Once the list reaches us we would be able to start
the training,” she said. |
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