Thane: Kalyan Dombivli civic body to set up disaster response force

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The Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation in Thane district said it would set up a disaster response force for which volunteers would be recruited at the ward level.

KDMC PRO Madhuri Phophle said the members of the proposed disaster response force would be trained by experts, while some of them will be "outsourced".

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