State Disaster Response Force Uttar Pradesh has been formed with the objective of carrying out relief and rescue operations in a quick and effective manner during any natural and man-made disaster.

State Disaster Response Force at a glance :-

The headquarter of State Disaster Response Force, Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow is located at Village-Noornagar Bhadarsa, Police Station-Bijnor, Tehsil-Sarojninagar, District-Lucknow. Which is located at a distance of 15 Km from Amausi Airport, 03 Km from Kisanpath, 13 Km from Mohanlalganj, 26 Km from Gomtinagar and 22 Km from Charbagh Railway Station. From where traffic can be done by various means of transport.

A total of 1029 posts have been created by the Uttar Pradesh government for 06 companies of this force. As a result of present time 644 officers/employees are working in this force. Presently 06 weeks basic training has been provided by 11th National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Varanasi and 8th National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Ghaziabad by officers/employees posted in 06 companies.out of which 59 officers/employees from 7th National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Bathinda in First Medical Responder (MFR) and Collapsed Structure Search and Rescue (CSSR) Training of Trainers (ToT) course and 22 officers/employees from National Disaster Response Force he has undergone Master of Trainers (MOT) training in First Medical Responder (MFR) and Collapsed Structure Search and Rescue (CSSR) from (NDRF) Academy, Nagpur, Maharashtra. At present, 181 officers/employees in State Disaster Response Force have received SCUBA diving course from Kalinga Diving Foundation, Cuttack, Odisha and 54 officers/employees have received rope rescue training from Nanda Devi Institute, Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) related training of 118 personnel has been completed from 8th Corps National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Ghaziabad.21 personnel have completed Training of Trainers Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) from 5th National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Maharashtra. 10 personnel have been given 03 days training for borewell rescue from 10th National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Hyderabad Andhra Pradesh.

This force mainly responds quickly to disasters like Flood, Earthquake, Road Accident, Train Accident, Rire, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Borewell. State Disaster Response Force Uttar Pradesh has various types of modern Equipments, Such as 79 types of First Aid equipment, 35 types of Multifunctional equipments, 99 types of Collapsed Ctructure Search and Rescue equipments, 16 types of Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) equipment, and 15 types of Flood equipment are available.

Apart from the State Disaster Response Force, Uttar Pradesh Lucknow, headquarters, the teams of this force are deployed at the Regional Response Centers (RRCs) of various districts of the state. These teams are established in three zones in the state, which are respectively in the west zone in Bareilly and Moradabad districts, in the central zone in 35th PAC Lucknow and Etawah district and in the eastern zone in Ayodhya, Prayagraj, Mirzapur, Varanasi and Gorakhpur districts.

Role of State Disaster Response Force in Disaster: -

Staying organized in disaster prone areas and being prepared to deal with possible disaster.
Removal of debris, evacuation of dead and injured persons in times of disaster.
Enhancing the morale of the victims and affected people by giving first aid to the injured before the hospital.
To deliver relief material to the disaster victims in collaboration with the local administration.
Coordinating with the members of other units and organizations (Aapda Mitra/NCC/NSF) working in the disaster area.
Raising the morale of the victims, helping in the works of reconstruction.
To conduct awareness campaign related to disaster from time to time by the State Disaster Response Force.

List of dignitaries coming to State Disaster Response Force UP Lucknow

Sr.No.	Special Guest name	Arrival Date
1	Honorable Chief Minister Mr. Yogi Adityanath	09.03.2019
2	Mr. Ram Kumar (Inspector General of Police, PAC, Central Zone, U.P.)	28.11.2019
3	Mr. N. Chowdhary (Inspector General of Police, PAC Headquarters, U.P.)	28.11.2019
4	Mr. Vinod Kumar Singh (Additional Director General of Police, PAC, U.P.)	16.12.2020
5	Mr. Ashutosh Kumar (Inspector General of Police, PAC Headquarters, U.P.)	29.05.2021
6	Mr. Mukul Goyal (Director General of Police U.P.)	20.07.2021
7	Mr. Ajay Anand (Additional Director General of Police, PAC, Uttar Pradesh)	20.07.2021
8	Lt. Gen. R.P. Shahi (Vice President N.D.M.A. U.P.)	09.03.2022
9	Dr. K. S. Pratap Kumar (Additional Director General of Police, P.A.C. U.P.)	17.05.2022
10	Mr. Rajendra Singh (Member, NDMA)	06.07.2022
11	Mr. Kunal Satyarthi (Joint Secretary, N.D.M.A.)	06.07.2022

Availability Details State Disaster Response Force U.P., Lucknow

Sr.No.	Designation	Approved Allocation	Availability
1	Commandant	01	01
2	Deputy Commandant	02	01
3	Assistant Commandant	07	03
4	Team Commander/Inspector	18	04
5	Sub Inspector	57	12
6	Head Constable	97	16
7	Constable	511	532

Transport Branch

8	Sub Inspector Motor Transport	01	01
9	Head Constable Motor Transport	03	02
10	Head Constable Driver/ Constable Driver/ DR	90	58

Corps Headquarters

11	Quartermaster	02	01
12	Head Constable Armourer	01	00
13	Constable Armourer	02	01
14	Reserve Bugler	03	03
15	SI(M) Clerk	01	02
16	ASI(M) Clerk	07	01
17	SI(M) Accounts	02	00
18	ASI(M) Accounts	03	00
19	SI(M) Stenographer	01	00
20	Supporting Staff (Op-00, Cook-03, Kahar-00, Barber-00, Dhobi-00, Sweeper-01)	99	04

Technical Staff

21	Structural Engineer	18
22	Technician	18
23	Electrician	36

Medical Staff

24	Medical Officer	07
25	Veterinary doctor	01
26	Pharmacist	38
27	Hospital Assistant (Kahar-00, Dhobi-00, Sweeper-00)	03

Note- 01 Radio Inspector, 01 Radio Sub-Inspector, 05 Head Operator, 01 Assistant Operator and 01 Messenger are on duty for communication arrangements in State Disaster Response Force, Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow as per the orders of Radio Headquarters.

Manpower details State Disaster Response Force U.P. Lucknow (Dalwar)

Sr.No.	Team/Branch	Quarter Master	Company Commander	Platoon Commander	Head Constable	Constable	Sub Inspector Transport	Head Constable Transport	Reserve Driver	Armourer	Bugler	Grand Total
1	Headquarters	01	-	02	03	21	01	02	58	01	03	92
2	A Company	-	01	02	02	88	-	-	-	-	-	93
3	B Company	-	01	02	01	87	-	-	-	-	-	91
4	C Company	-	01	02	03	88	-	-	-	-	-	94
5	D Company	-	-	01	03	85	-	-	-	-	-	89
6	E Company	-	01	02	02	83	-	-	-	-	-	88
7	F Company	-	-	01	02	80	-	-	-	-	-	83
	Grand Total	01	04	12	16	532	01	02	58	01	03	630

Note-11 dog handlers and 05 assistant dog handlers are attached to the State Disaster Response Force from different corps.

The brief description of the dog squad is as follows-

A total of 14 German Shepherd male dogs and 14 Dog handlers and 05 assistant Dog handlers trained from the National Dog Training Center, Tekanpur, Madhya Pradesh, had come to the headquarters of the State Disaster Response Force for disaster work. Out of which 11 Dogs, 11 Dog handlers and 05 Assistant Dog handlers are in State Disaster Response Force Campus.