National Disaster Response Force, NDRF has decided to develop its Ninth battalion, based in Bihta near Patna, as a "specialised unit" to deal with floods in the country. <br/><br/>NDRF Director General O P Singh said this today while laying the foundation stone for construction of infrastructure facilities for NDRF in Bihta. <br/><br/>He also said every battalion of NDRF will be developed as a specialised unit in different fields. However, they will continue to discharge their multi- disciplinary role. <br/><br/>Stating that NDRF's current response time was 20 minutes at times of emergency and disaster, Singh said they want to cut down the response time and aim to respond in five to ten minutes of the disaster. <br/><br/>A sub team of six-seven NDRF personnel equipped with all modern equipment would be formed to deal with emergent situation, so that it can reach to save lives in time before the regular team follows.