On the requisition of the district administration, 02 teams of 07 Bn NDRF, Batinda (Punjab) were deployed in Jallandhar (Punjab) on 16/04/2012, for search and rescue operations for victims trapped in the debris of a collapsed factory building. The NDRF teams carried out the operations day and night w.e.f. 16/04/2012 to 24/04/2012 and successfully saved 12 precious lives and recovered 19 dead bodies.