<div><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Home Minister Rajnath Singh has stressed the need to strengthen the Civil Defence and make it more effective. </span></div><br />''<br />''He was addressing the Raising Day function of Civil Defence and Home Guards in New Delhi on Thursday. <br />''<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Mr Singh said they can also play a pro-active role in maintaining law and order situation, adding that the Civil Defence personnel are the first respondents in any incident. </span><br />