Srinagar, Jan 1: Disaster Management Kashmir in its New Year message has hoped that 2012 would usher into an era of safety and be free from disasters.
 “We urge the people to make a New Year resolution to compulsorily learn first aid, fire fighting, search and rescue for personal safety and to deal with day to day emergencies, like road accidents or fire incidents,” coordinator of the Disaster Management Kashmir said in a statement.
 It said in past many years, Disaster Management Kashmir in association with Civil Defence, Fire & Emergency Services and Red Cross organised various activities to prepare community to minimize risks to life and property in the event of any disaster, which included awareness programmes in Schools and Colleges.
 The training programmes were supported by Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon, Addl. DGP Civil Defence Dr. Ram Lubhaya and Dolley Barman, Director General Fire & Emergency Services, Dr. GA Bhat, Joint Director RT Dubey, concerned DCs and SSPs, HoD Disaster Management Centre IMPA, Dr GM Dar, First Aid trainer, Dr. IPS Bali, DIG Mubarak Ganai, Dy. Controller Rafiq Ahmed, Civil Defence experts Abdul Gaffer, Shakeel Ahmed, Secretary General J&K Red Cross Society, Feroze Ahmed and Secretary Regional Red Cross Committee, Abdul Jabbar Chakat.

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