State Disaster Response Force (Assam)

State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) Assam is the search and rescue division of the Assam Police department in north-eastern India.

State Disaster Response Force Assam

Agency overview
Formed	2011; 14 years ago (2011)
Jurisdiction	Assam, India
Parent department	Assam Police

History

SDRF Assam personnel during search and rescue at a 2021 incident near Nimati ghat.^[1]

The National Policy on Disaster Management 2009 requires the state governments in India to raise their own forces for rapid disaster response.^[2] As a result, the Assam State Government made the decision to raise the SDRF in September 2010, in line with the National Disaster Response Force.^[3] This was enacted on 15 December 2011.^[4] The SDRF had a total strength of 3 companies with 337 active members, which is approximately 10 personnel per district.^[4]

In 2013, the SDRF was attached to the Assam Fire and Emergency Services, a branch of the Assam police department.^[5]

As of 2021^[update], the SDRF had five companies: Lakhimpur, Cachar, Guwahati, Abhayapuri, and Dergaon.^[6][7]

See also

• Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force
• State Disaster Response Force Uttarakhand