Army Update Onmission Sahayata
(as at 1800 hrs on 08 sep)
The ongoing relief operations in J&K got fresh impetus with GeneralDalbir Singh, COAS making a statement of intent that ‘Indian Army will not move back to the barracks till the last man is brought to safety’. The same was reflected in the Army commitment towards the humanitarian effort as rescue operations were carried out on night of 7/8 Sep and will continue on night of 8/9 Sep, despite the ArmyCantt in BadamiBagh (Srinagar) severely affected by floodwaters.
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more... of 215 army columns are deployed in state of J&K and 23,000 people have been rescued. Two thousand, of above were rescued from critical areas in Srinagar, namely Rajbagh, Jawahar Nagar, Shivpura and Tent Pura on night of 7/8 Sep. 65 Medical Teams and 15 Engineer Task Forces(ETFs) are deployed and 16 Relief Camps have been set up by the Army.
Relief operations are continuing. 150 tons of rations, One lakh ‘Ready to Eat Meals’, Four lakhliters of packed milk, 100 boats, 3000 tents, 50,000 liters of drinking water and 10,000 blankets have been/ are in process of being airlifted for relief effort.
The Army employed Social Media to accept distress messages on facebook and twitter and further them to functionaries operating on ground. 7000 such distress messages have been relayed till now and many have resulted in rescue of marooned people.
The buildup of troops and relief materials will continue in view of the impending task at hand. Major effort by army aviation is underway.
Col RohanAnand, SM
PRO (Army)