Tawang, Sep 16: The District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) of Tawang is holding a three-day training session for community volunteers on basic disaster response for enhancing the capacity building of the community for creating disaster resilient society at Zomkhang Hall,Tawang which began on Monday.
35 community volunteers from various gram panchayats within the Tawang constituency are attending the training.
In his inaugural address, the ADC Sang Khandu emphasised the importance of basic disaster response training, highlighting that timely assistance from trained volunteers can save lives in times of crisis. He urged the volunteers to take the training seriously and  to share the knowledge gained with their respective villages. He also praised the Disaster Management Department for organising these crucial life-saving training sessions for community volunteers.
Earlier, DDMO Tawang, Genden Tsomu, informed that a similar training was conducted by DDMA Tawang in Jang from September 13 last for the volunteers of Mogto constituency. She added that the volunteers from Lungla constituency are scheduled for a three-day training starting on the 21st of this month. Tsomu also highlighted that the five trainers conducting the sessions in the district are TOTs (Trainers of Training) who were trained by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) in Itanagar. She commended the trainers for their excellent work and expressed her gratitude to the volunteers and PRI leaders for their enthusiasm and dedication for the greater good of the community.
Following the inaugural program, a technical session was held where trainers conducted presentations and provided practical training on CPR using dummies.

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