ABSTRACT
Maharashtra is one of the State of India with third highest population. First time in 1993, Maharashtra was known to world for Kilian, Dist. Latur earthquake. The earthquake struck at about 3.56 am on September,30, 1993. About 52 villages were destroyed & 10,000 were killed. In this regard, in year 2007, Mr. S. M. Krishna, His Excellency Governor of Maharashtra and the Chancellor of the Universities of Maharashtra taken initiatives to start Avhan: Disaster Management Training preparedness in higher education. This Avhan aims to create a pool of trained young volunteers of National Cadet Crops (NCC) & National Service Scheme (NSS) to collaborate and join hands with civil administration to provide quick rescue and relief services in the event of sudden natural calamities and disasters. Avhan is providing focused and wholesome training of youths belonging to National Service Scheme (NSS) units of Universities of Maharashtra through professional trainers NDRF (National Disaster Response Force). This Disaster management training programme is role model & hope in future which will be consider as a national level training programme for National Service Scheme (NSS) wings like NCC.
This research paper to review some success stories, feedback of some volunteers those were working as a DM trainer under the guidance of NDRF. Interviews of State Liaison Officer & deputy Western Regional officer, Pune.
