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DGP appreciates APSDRF personnel
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Presents rewards to officers and personnel, who rendered outstanding services during Cyclone Arnab-2026
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DGP Harish Kumar Gupta presenting appreciation certificates to the APSDRF personnel at State Police headquarters in Mangalagiri on Monday
Mangalagiri: Director General of Police Harish Kumar Gupta appreciated the courage, dedication and exemplary services of Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Response Force (APSDRF) personnel in rescuing people during Cyclones Arnab and Murasu. He presented rewards to officers and personnel, who rendered outstanding services during Cyclone Arnab-2026, at the State Police Headquarters here on Monday.
The DGP said APSDRF personnel had risked their lives to rescue people stranded amid heavy rainfall and strong winds. Their efforts in shifting elderly persons, pregnant women and children to safer places reflected their humanitarian commitment. He also appreciated their role in clearing fallen trees and electricity poles to facilitate emergency services.
As many as 11 special teams comprising 328 personnel were deployed in nine districts from October 27 to November 1. They shifted 341 people to safer locations, rescued eight persons trapped in dangerous situations and recovered one body. The teams also cleared 728 fallen trees, removed 31 electricity poles and undertook road clearance operations at 58 locations.
The Dial-112 State Control Room received 369 cyclone-related emergency calls from 17 districts within three days, helping rescue 53 people. Its coordination facilitated the rescue of 40 passengers stranded in a bus amid floodwaters in Srikakulam and eight fishermen caught in dangerous conditions. Kakinada district recorded the highest number of calls at 80.
Emphasising continuous training, the DGP called for improving technical skills, adopting modern rescue equipment and exchanging expertise with NDRF and other State disaster response forces. He suggested documenting rescue operations as case studies and creating a dedicated APSDRF website to share experiences and strengthen future preparedness. IGP Operations Ch Srikanth and senior APSP Battalion officers attended the programme.
