Imphal : Governor of Manipur, Anusuiya Uikey has said that sincerity, professionalism, and dedication shown by the rescue personnel during disasters have earned the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) its name and fame. It has made rescuers so popular among the countrymen that the rescue workers have been named as “angels in disaster” by the citizens of the country.

Speaking at a special event organized by Gau-Samagra on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan festival in New Delhi on Friday (August 25), the Governor said, it is important to tie Rakhi to the officers and personnel of NDRF because the world’s largest force dedicated to help in times of disaster has always come forward to rescue.

She said this force has always maintained a high standard of dedication and commitment for the last several years at times of natural calamities. Governor continued that through disaster management, disaster guards have been protecting the citizens at various places by risking their lives.

This year, natural calamities like heavy rains, cloud bursts, landslides, and damage to houses have occurred in the country, especially in Himachal Pradesh. In these calamities, the people of the country have seen the brave disaster management guards serving the public.

The NDRF has saved more than 1 lakh 48 thousand precious human lives and also rescued more than 7 lakh stranded people from disaster situations in the country and abroad so far, she added. Governor further said, for this Raksha Bandhan festival, sacred Raksha Bandhan i.e. Rakhi has been prepared by Gau Samagar from the dung of native cow, and these defense threads will be tied to the brave warriors of the National Disaster Management Authority.

Rakhis made of cow dung are being used today and therefore it is necessary to know about the cow and its cow dung. In our country cow is given respect like a mother and a cow is called as cow-mother.It is believed that the cow is representative of divinity and natural grace and hence should be protected and worshipped. The worship of cows in Hindu religion dates back to the Vedic period.

The veneration of the cow is indicated by the use of Panchagavya, the five products of the cow, milk, curd, butter, urine, and cow dung, in the rites of purification and atonement. The medicinal importance of cow is also very high, cow's milk is like nectar, Governor added.