2 weeks ago
Indian Air Force Sends Relief Supplies to Flood-Hit Nepal
Nepal has been hit by serious flash floods.
India sent planes carrying medicines, food and other relief supplies to help people there.
The supplies left from Hindon Airbase in Ghaziabad.
The Indian Air Force used a C-130 plane as an early responder.
Another shipment carried about 35 to 40 tonnes of supplies.
The pilots planned carefully because Nepal had low clouds and busy air traffic.
The plane carried extra fuel in case it had to wait before landing.
Indian Air Force officers said they were prepared to help with disasters like this.
India dispatched nearly 40 tonnes of humanitarian supplies, medicines and food packets to flood-ravaged Nepal from Hindon Airbase in Ghaziabad.
The Indian Air Force said it sent an initial 10-tonne shipment of disaster-relief materials and essential medicines the previous day.
A C-130 aircraft took off at about 8:30 p.m. as the first responder, while C-130 and C-17 aircraft were kept on standby.
The second shipment carried medical supplies, dignity kits and other essentials, with the flight expected to take about 1 hour and 15 minutes.
Because of low clouds and traffic near Kathmandu, the aircraft carried extra fuel and had two Indian diversion bases available.
- Who
- The Indian Air Force, with supplies including a National Disaster Response Force load, sent aid to Nepal.
- What
- India airlifted humanitarian assistance, medicines, food packets, dignity kits and other essential supplies.
- Where
- The supplies were dispatched from Hindon Airbase in Ghaziabad for delivery to Nepal, with Kathmandu airport identified as the destination airfield.
- When
- The first aircraft took off at about 8:30 p.m. the previous day; the article does not provide an exact calendar date.
- Why
- The operation was launched after devastating flash floods struck Nepal.
Key facts
- Relief dispatched
- Nearly 40 tonnes of humanitarian supplies, medicines and food packets
- Initial shipment
- 10 tonnes of disaster-relief materials and essential medicines
- Departure point
- Hindon Airbase, Ghaziabad
- Aircraft
- C-130 and C-17 aircraft were used or placed on standby
- Flight time
- Approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes to reach Nepal
- Cargo
- Medical relief supplies, dignity kits and other essential items
- Contingency planning
- The aircraft carried enough fuel to hold for about one to one and a half hours and had two Indian diversion bases available
Quotes
Wing Commander Lagnajeet Nayak
Commander of the aircraft carrying the relief supplies
“Yesterday we received the mission (information) for the Nepal HADR. In the night we received the NDRF load and the medical supplies...It will take around 1 hour 15 minutes to reach Nepal. We are carrying approximately 35 to 40 tonnes of load, and it includes medical relief load, dignity kit and other essential supplies for Nepal.”
thehansindia.com
“We are ever ready for such tasks. We have already been mandated for that, and we all have the experience also. We have done it a number of times before this, not only in Nepal, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and even in Venezuela. So, we are ever ready for such tasks. As soon as we got the information, we started our work.”
thehansindia.com
Sources
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