The Officers and staff of Goa Home Guards and
Civil Defence Organization conducted courses in Bandages and Emergency Rescue
Methods of evacuating casualties with the help of demonstration which included
Human Crutch, double human crutch, cradle method, Pick a back, pick a back
reverse, 2 handed seat, 3 handed seat, 4 handed seat and others at the Scouts
and Guides patrol leaders camp organized by Tiswadi District Scouts and Guides
Association at Bal Bharati Vidhya Mandir Raibandar on August 24, 2012.
Headmistress of Sister Clarina
Gonsalves of St Tereza’s High School St. Estevam who is also the Vice President
of the Scouts and Guides, Tiswadi District and Secretary Shri Durgadas
gaonkar along with Shri Krishnanath Chopdekar was also present also present.
The District Chief Commissioner of Bharat
Scouts and Guides , Tiswadi District who is also the Honorary Company Commander
Home Guards Shri John Aguiar stressed on the basics of as to what practically
should be done by public at the time of disasters. He emphasized on the need to
become part of solution than becoming part of problem. Introducing the
organization to students Shri Aguiar said that Home guards were first raised in
Bombay to assist the Police in controlling Civil Disturbances and communal riots.
Subsequently, this concept of a voluntary citizen's force as auxiliary to the
Police for maintenance of law & order and for meeting emergencies like
floods, fires, famines, etc. was adopted by several other States. In the wake
of Chinese Aggression in 1962, the Centre advised the states and Union
Territories to merge their existing voluntary Organizations into one all -India
force known as "Home Guards" which would be voluntary both in concept
and character. The Home Guards Organisation was started in Goa in the year,
1967 and the same was functioning under Goa Police Department. He urged the
every citizens specially the students above 18 years of age to come forward and
join the Civil Defence organistion and serve the nation.
The students were given training in rescue
techniques, bandages, knots and how to handle casualty etc.
The course was conducted by Instructors
Platoon Commanders Shri Suresh Patekar and Shri Uday Kurtarkar, Sergeant Shri
Anand Naik, Home Guards Shri Laximan Harmalkar, Shri Tukaram Harmalkar and Shri
Narayan Pagi .
