To strengthen the disaster response mechanism and to build capacity at the district level to tackle disaster situations and to promptly provide relief and rescue to the affected people, the Department of Disaster Management & Civil Defence, West Bengal as per approval of the Finance Department vide U.O No. 0629 dated 03/06/2024 has decided to constitute State Duisaster Response Teams (SDRTs) in 13 prone & vulnerable districts viz.
- Alipurduar (Land Identify - Near DM Office)
- Darjeeling (Land Identify - Darjeeling Govt. College)
- Kalimpong (Land Identify - St. Andrews Colonial Homes)
- Jalpaiguri (Land Identify - Premises of DM Office)
- Howrah (Land Identify - Rajpur Multipurpose Flood Shelter)
- Hooghly
- Purba Medinipur (Land Identify - Near DM Office)
- Paschim Medinipur (Land Identify - Mouja – Khsjungle, JL No 167, Plot No-70/658(P) under Medinipore Sadar Block)
- Malda (Land Identify - Old Malda, JL No 101, Plot No-325)
- Murshidabad (Land Identify - 11 No Barrack Square, Berhampore, Murshidabad)
- South 24 Parganas (Land Identify - Diamond Harbour Barrack)
- North 24 Parganas (Land Identify - Gustia, Gatitha, JL No-69)
- Kolkata (Office of the Controller of Civil Defence)
- At present Kolkata SDRT team is functional at WBCEF, Belur.