Army's Gajaraj Corps and Indian Air Force (IAF), Tezpur, today activated disaster management mechanism for providing medical relief to people in earthquake-hit Nepal.
According to a defence spokesman, in this joint disaster management operation, a C-17 aircraft from Palam air base captained by Wing Commander Abbi arrived at Air Force Station Tezpur to airlift an Army medical team to Kathmandu.
The Army medical team comprised a surgical team, an orthopaedic team and a trauma management team headed by Col Alok Sen along with 9 medical officers, 3 Junior Commissioned Officers and 51 other personnel, the spokesman said.
The armed forces have provided other logistical support as well in this humanitarian assistance to a neighbouring country hit by a natural calamity in response to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pledge to provide assistance to Nepal following the massive earthquake in the last two days, he added.
According to a defence spokesman, in this joint disaster management operation, a C-17 aircraft from Palam air base captained by Wing Commander Abbi arrived at Air Force Station Tezpur to airlift an Army medical team to Kathmandu.
The Army medical team comprised a surgical team, an orthopaedic team and a trauma management team headed by Col Alok Sen along with 9 medical officers, 3 Junior Commissioned Officers and 51 other personnel, the spokesman said.
The armed forces have provided other logistical support as well in this humanitarian assistance to a neighbouring country hit by a natural calamity in response to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pledge to provide assistance to Nepal following the massive earthquake in the last two days, he added.
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