Kashmir floods: In numbers, what a relief effort actually means!
September 10, 2014 12:53
In Kashmir, the Army has distributed 8,200 blankets and 650 tents, 1,50,000 litres of water, 2.6 tonne of biscuit, 7 tonnes baby food and 28,000 food packets in the flood-affected areas.
Additional water bottles are being airlifted from Chandigarh and Delhi, he said.
More relief material including 2000 hospital bed sheets, blankets and tents, water bottles and cooked food are being airlifted today.
So far 613 sorties have been undertaken by helicopters and aircraft of Armed Forces and 715 tonnes of relief material has been dropped by the Indian Air Force, he said.
135 Army boats and 148 NDRF's inflatable boats are actively involved in the rescue operation.
To restore road connectivity, five task forces of Border Roads Organisation, which include 5700 personnel, have been pressed into service.
Additional water bottles are being airlifted from Chandigarh and Delhi, he said.
More relief material including 2000 hospital bed sheets, blankets and tents, water bottles and cooked food are being airlifted today.
So far 613 sorties have been undertaken by helicopters and aircraft of Armed Forces and 715 tonnes of relief material has been dropped by the Indian Air Force, he said.
135 Army boats and 148 NDRF's inflatable boats are actively involved in the rescue operation.
To restore road connectivity, five task forces of Border Roads Organisation, which include 5700 personnel, have been pressed into service.
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