Ajit Karn
On Tuesday, rescue and medical teams, including an Army medical team and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel, as well as medical supplies, were dispatched to Turkey in response to the recent earthquake.
Hindistan Hava Kuvvetleri'ne ait İkinci C-17 Globemaster III uçağı Şanlıurfa, Türkiye'ye ulaştı. Yardım ve kurtarma çabalarımız devam edecek. https://t.co/1OzKzKNAxX
— Dr. S. Jaishankar (Modi Ka Parivar) (@DrSJaishankar) February 7, 2023
Tuesday afternoon, according to defence officials, three IAF C-17 Globemaster aircraft — two carrying NDRF personnel and one carrying an Army medical team — departed for Turkey.
A C-17 Globemaster carrying an additional Army medical team and a C-130 transport aircraft carrying medical supplies both departed for Damascus, Syria in the evening.
The Army said in a statement that the 60 Para Field Hospital in Agra has dispatched a 99-member medical team. “The medical team consists of critical care specialist teams, such as the orthopaedic surgical team, the general surgical specialist team, and the medical specialist teams in addition to other medical teams,” it stated.
It is stated that the teams are outfitted with X-ray machines, ventilators, an oxygen generation plant, cardiac monitors, and other equipment in order to establish a 30-bed medical facility.
Two teams consisting of 101 personnel and a four-member canine squad have been dispatched to assist with rescue operations, according to the NDRF. The NDRF has maintained two additional teams on standby.
“We’ve dispatched two teams, four dogs, four-wheeled vehicles, chipping hammers, cutting tools, first-aid supplies, and a communications system. Our first team, which included five female personnel, departed for Turkey aboard an IAF aircraft at 3 a.m. on Tuesday, according to NDRF Director General Atul Karwal.
Two Indian Airforce aircrafts carrying an @adgpi field hospital for a 30 bedded medical facility have now reached Adana, Türkiye.
Our team of medical specialists will contribute to relief efforts underway. pic.twitter.com/d3GIwHU7We
— Dr. S. Jaishankar (Modi Ka Parivar) (@DrSJaishankar) February 7, 2023
“Each team consists of five female rescuers, a physician, and paramedics. Mohsen Shahidi, DIG (Operations) of the NDRF, stated, “We have also sent vehicles, especially light vehicles, with both teams.”
“Each member of the team has been trained to handle such situations. This is not the first time the NDRF has travelled abroad. Shahidi stated that the NDRF has participated in two similar international operations: the 2011 triple disaster in Japan (earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown) and the 2015 Nepal earthquake.
After arriving at the Adana airport in Turkey, according to officials, Indian personnel met with Turkish government and Indian Embassy representatives for further deployment to affected areas.
In the meantime, Turkey’s ambassador to India, Firat Sunel, tweeted, “‘Dost’ is a common word in both Turkish and Hindi… We have a Turkish proverb: ‘Dost kara günde belli olur’ (a friend in need is a friend indeed). “Many thanks to India,”
Also read this:Turkey earthquake : The death toll from quakes in Turkey and Syria surpasses 5,400; cold and damaged roads hamper rescue operations
V Muraleedharan, Minister of State for External Affairs, paid a visit to the Syrian embassy and conveyed his condolences to Ambassador Bassam Al-Khatib.
