India, July 28 -- The Delhi government has nearly finalised a 19-acre site in Alipur for the headquarters of the proposed State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), officials said on Monday, adding that a final approval from higher authorities is pending.

According to officials, the headquarters will be developed on a government land in Alipur, north Delhi. A civil defence volunteers training institute will also be set up at the same site.

The government is also in the process of identifying and finalising locations for the offices of East, West, North and South SDRF battalions proposed to be raised as part of the force, officials added.

The SDRF is being set up to strengthen Delhi's capacity to respond to disasters such as building collaps...