Shri Rajesh Thakur Commandant joined 12 Battalion NDRF Itanagar on yesterday on 24 September.
The 1998 batch officer hails from Manali Himachal Pradesh.
He spent his childhood in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh and did his schooling from Rama Krishna Mission School Aalo and Don Bosco School Haflong.
A well-decorated officer has a wide range of experience in the operations area, having served at various capacities from Kashmir to Arunachal Pradesh. Prior to joining NDRF, he was posted in Tawang.
During the lockdown period, he on his personal initiative helped hundreds of students and workers of Arunachal Pradesh and other parts of the North East, who were stranded in Delhi, Bangalore, Chandigarh, Punjab, and Himachal Pradesh.
The officer is a keen sportsman and organized MTB Arunachal in the state as well as assisted the state government in the development of Adventure Tourism and Sports.
He was also a member of the prestigious Tenzing Norgkey Adventure Awards Committee in 2019.
He will look after the four states of Arunachal Pradesh, North Assam, Manipur, and Nagaland
His close affiliation with North East shall be a blessing for the region.