India sends desperately needed medical equipment to Nepal

April 27, 2015 11:34

Sitanshu Kar @SpokespersonMoDIndia tweets that India today sent telecommunication equipment to improve helicopter operations in Nepal.

Vikas Swarup @MEAIndia tweets that a team of 34 Indian doctors were sent to Nepal along with NDRF for relief and rescue. This morning, a RO Plant, oxygen regenerators, medicines, 1000 blankets, 100 tents, 3 teams of NDRF, field hospital equipment, Air Force Communication Centre vehicles were also sent.

Swarup took over from Syed Akbaruddin.

Picture tweeted by the MEA of the medical equipment waiting to be flown to Kathmandu

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