TheNational Civil Defence College,(abbreviated as NCDC) was formerly known as Central Emergency Relief Training Institute (CERTI), which was founded on 29 April 1957 inNagpur district ofMaharashtra inIndia. It is the firstdisaster management training institute of the country. The conflicts of 1962 and 1965 compelled theGovernment of India to reorient its emergency training activities from natural disasters to those relating to protection of life and property, reducing damage and raising public morale during any war emergency. Hence, CERTI was renamed as National Civil Defence College on 1 April 1968.[1][2][3][4]
This college is identified as a premier training establishment inChemical Disasters by theMinistry of Environment & Forests of Government of India. It is also listed/cataloged inUNDHA centres of Disaster relief training.
It conducts many courses for the Civil defence people ranging fromearthquake disasters,cyclones,chemical disasters,industrial disasters,rail transport accidents, etc. Following are the main courses conducted by the college:
