Odisha Fire Service to get 10 dogs for search, rescue operations
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Odisha Fire Service to get 10 dogs for search, rescue operations

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: In a first for the state, Odisha Fire and Emergency Service will soon engage 10 dogs in search and rescue operations. As of now, dogs of National Disaster Response Force’s 3rd Battalion in Mundali are being engaged in search and rescue operations. The 10 puppies, procured from SSB are three months old and will be imparted training by personnel of NDRF’s 3rd Battalion and Odisha Fire Service. “In case of natural calamities like an earthquake or landslide, these dogs can help in carrying out search and rescue operations,” he said.

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Odisha to deploy sniffer dogs in sanctuaries to keep wildlife offenders at bay
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Odisha to deploy sniffer dogs in sanctuaries to keep wildlife offenders at bay

The Hindu  

The Odisha government is gearing up to deploy sniffer dogs across various sanctuaries to augment its crime detection and investigation capabilities, while also deterring wildlife offenders. The State government has proposed to procure 10 sniffer or tracker dogs for seven wildlife and territorial divisions in view of rising trend of wildlife crime in the State in the first phase. The …

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