Delhi News: Many parts of the country including Delhi are currently in the grip of floods. NDRF and SDRF teams are continuously working to rescue the people trapped in the flood affected area. For this, rescue teams use life jackets and boats. But do you know how effective life jackets and boats are in saving flood victims. Know how much it costs?
You must have often seen NDRF and SDRF teams rescuing people in flood affected areas with the help of orange color life jackets and boats. This life jacket and boat is very useful in rescue work because of its qualities. Rescue teams use them to safely evacuate people trapped in flood waters. Talk about the cost of life jacket, then its cost is only two and a half thousand rupees. It protects people from drowning for 72 hours. Made in Japan, this life jacket is filled with foam which does not allow people to drown.
Air can also be filled in the middle
According to Amitabh Kumar Pandey, Inspector of NDRF Eighth Battalion, if life jackets are available with people in flood affected areas, then there is a possibility of zero casualty there. At the same time, their lifeboats are also very special. The cost of a boat is between 5 to 7 lakhs and in this boat air can be filled even in the middle of the river. For this, a special type of foot pump is used, due to which air can be filled in the boat whenever there is less air anywhere. To run this boat at high speed, the help of out boat motor is taken. Which is run with petrol. The boat can run for one hour with 20 liters of petrol.
Possible to rescue 10 to 12 people
Talk about the carrying capacity of this boat, then its capacity is to carry 1200 kgs. With this boat, 10 to 12 people can be safely saved at a time. A diometer is also attached to it, which is studied by the operator. At the same time, if needed, petrol can also be filled in the boat by sending the boat kept in reserve.
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