Friday 1 May 2015

Indian Air Force (IAF) Continues to Provide Relief to Stranded Persons of Earthquake Hit Nepal- Operation Maitri

(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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