Armed forces move in to provide assistance in Uttarakhand
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Along with different personnel, the Army has deployed an engineering activity power with two JCBs in addition to a medical column with two ambulances.
The armed forces have established a management room at Joshimath and have pressed in males, gear and helicopters to provide assistance to the civil administration in coping with the flash floods in Uttarakhand.
At Reni village, the Army has deployed two columns from Joshimath and two columns from Auli whereas two extra columns are on standby, an Army officer stated. An engineering activity power with two JCBs in addition to a medical column with two ambulances have additionally been deployed. Two Cheetah helicopters from Army aviation have additionally been pressed in. A column consists of about 100 troopers.
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has pressed in C-130 and AN-32 plane to transport National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) groups. “A C-130 airlifted 60 persons of NDRF along with 5 tonne load from Hindon air base to Jolly Grant airport. One more C-130 and one AN-32 are ready at Hindon for additional NDRF teams,” the officer acknowledged.
Three IAF Mi-17 medium carry helicopters have been positioned at Jolly Grant to airlift NDRF groups to Joshimath.
The Navy has put its Special Forces, MARCOS, on standby for any contingency, with 16 personnel at New Delhi and 40 at Mumbai prepared for deployment. The Army has additionally readied a discipline hospital for receiving casualties.
