(Updated upto 1800 hrs)
Stepping up efforts to help Nepal which was struck by severe earthquakes, the IAF is providing relief to the people in distress across Nepal including remote and inaccessible areas. The details of operations carried out so far are as under :-
Type of Aircraft
|
No. of Sorties Carried Out
|
No. of Persons Evacuated
|
No. of Casualties Evacuated
|
Total Tons of Weight Carried
|
No. of Persons Evacuated
|
IL 76
|
22
|
--
|
---
|
101.90
|
921+07 Mortal Remains
|
C-130J
|
21
|
--
|
67.70
|
532
| |
C-17
|
28
|
--
|
318.50
|
1761+11 Lying Patients+06 Sitting Patients
| |
AN-32
|
12
|
--
|
--
|
06.00
|
135
|
MI-17+
MI-17 V5
|
228
|
857
|
618
|
77.55
|
--
|
Total
|
311
|
857
|
618
|
571.65
|
3349+11 Lying Patients+07 Mortal Remains+06 Sitting Patients
|
Today(May 1,2015), critical requirements for Nepal were sent by two transport aircraft, first by an IL-76 which contained 22.5 tonnes of ration load from Chandigarh and another C-17 aircraft with 21 tons of MRE (Meals Ready to Eat) , 1800 blankets, 02 RO plants (01 large and 01 medium), 02 tons of civil/military medical stores, army communication equipments.
Six IAF Medium Lift Helicopters (MLH) are positioned at Kathmandu. Two MLHs are positioned at Pokahra. The most affected areas where casualty evacuation were carried in the past few days are Chautara, Charkot, Dhading, Melum, Lukla, Aroghat, Dhunche, Trishuli, Ramchap, Barpak, Narayan Chor, Namchi Bazar and Tatopani. Today, 26 sorties were carried out evacuating 82 people to safer places. 17 casualties evacuations were conducted out of which 12 were from Charkot and 05 from Lamabagarh., The load carried today by these helicopter were 18 tons.
It would be pertinent to note that transport and helicopter aircraft are being utilised extensively for Human Assistance Disaster Relief (HADR) operations. The Indian Air Force, after proving its mettle in bringing succor to scores of people after Yemen evacuation this month, Jammu & Kashmir in September last year, has once again risen to the occasion and added a pioneering chapter in Disaster Relief by bringing relief to the needy and evacuate them from earthquake hit areas in Nepal. The Indian Air Force reaffirms its commitment towards Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Operations in support of the nation.
Courtesy:pib.nic.in
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