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The first National Institute of Disaster Response (NIDR) will be set up on the outskirts of Kamptee in Nagpur district. National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) officials said land had been allotted and the Union Home Ministry was set to approve the Rs 190-crore project. The world-class facility would train future battalions of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), central and state forces and units from foreign countries. Spread across 61 hectares in two villages, NIDR will conduct live simulation exercises for a wide range of natural and man-made disasters. NIDR will be a residential facility that will train 50 individuals at a time. The best Indian and international experts will be recruited to conduct training. NIDR has been modelled on the best institutes in Europe and the US.