NCMC reviews rescue, relief operations in quake-hit Nepal

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ANI New Delhi
Last Updated : May 03 2015 | 8:57 PM IST

The National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) under the Chairmanship of Cabinet Secretary Ajit Seth reviewed the status of rescue and relief operations undertaken by different agencies of Government of India in different parts of Nepal.

The National Disaster Response Force is continuing rescue and relief operations.

Relief material is now being sent via the rail route also from Old Delhi Railway Station to Raxaul. Senior officials of NDMA have been supervising the supply of relief material being sent through Railways to Nepal.

So far over 170 tonnes of relief material including tents, tarpaulins, blankets and dry ration have been dispatched.

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First Published: May 03 2015 | 8:49 PM IST

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