Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a Skill Development Centre (SDC) for Fire Safety Training of DRDO that will provide quality training to fire personnel to prevent human lives and valued assets.

New Delhi: Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday inaugurated Skill Development Centre (SDC) for Fire Safety Training at Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) at Pilkhuwa in Uttar Pradesh through virtual mode.

Rajnath Singh inaugurates DRDO skill centre for fire safety training

The facility, created by the Delhi-based DRDO laboratory Centre for Fire, Explosive and Environment Safety (CFEES), is aimed at developing trained human resources, fire safety technology and products to save precious human lives and valued assets.

Glad to inaugurate the @DRDO_India Skill Development Centre created by the Centre for Fire, Explosive and Environment Safety (CFEES).

The Centre is aimed at developing trained human resources, fire safety technology and products to save precious human lives and valued assets. pic.twitter.com/ZFhBwv0J8l
— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) February 22, 2021

An official release said the minister congratulated DRDO for the significant step in the field of fire safety and emphasised that in any fire tragedy, the nation loses precious lives and valuable assets.

"This training centre will go a long way in ensuring quality training to the personnel and preventing such mishaps," Singh said.

(ANI)

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