Kerala floods: Cabinet secretary directs Armed Forces, Coast Guard, NDRF to mobilise additional boats and equipment
NEW DELHI: A gathering of the National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) chaired via cupboard secretary PK Sinha on Friday directed the three Armed Forces forces, Coast Guard and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) to mobilise additional boats and gear, together with from CRPF, BSF and SSB, for rescue and relief in flood-hit Kerala.
Sinha, who chaired the NCMC assembly that met for the second one immediately day, held a video convention with the chief secretaries of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. It was once determined to mobilise additional resources of all companies together with Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) to give you the required assistance to Kerala.
The cupboard secretary directed these organisations to supply boats, helicopters, lifestyles jackets, lifestyles buoys, raincoats, gumboots, inflatable tower lighting fixtures and so on. Kerala Chief Secretary requested for motorised boats so as to reach folks marooned in flood affected spaces.
So a long way, the Centre has mobilised deployment of 339 motorised boats, 2,800 lifestyles jackets, 1,400 lifestyles buoys, 27 light towers and 1,000 raincoats.
Further, 72 motor boats, five,000 lifestyles jackets, 2,000 lifestyles buoys, 13 light towers and 1,000 raincoats are being deployed. 1,00,000 meals packets were allotted and preparations are being made to provide another 1,00,000 meals packets. Provision has been made for supply of milk powder as smartly.
Indian Navy has deployed 51 boats along side diving groups, 1,000 lifestyles jackets and 1,300 gumboots are being rushed to Kerala nowadays. It flew 16 sorties in 48 hours in rescue operations. It will airdrop 1,600 meals packets nowadays.
Coast Guard has deployed 30 boats along side rescue groups, 300 lifestyles jackets, seven lifestyles rafts and 144 lifestyles buoys.
The IAF deployed 23 helicopters and 11 transport airplane. Some of the airplane are being flown in from Yelahanka and Nagpur.
Army pressed into provider 10 columns, 10 Engineering Task Forces (ETFs), 60 boats and 100 lifestyles jackets.
NDRF has mobilised 43 rescue groups and 163 boats along side different apparatus. Railways has equipped 1,20,000 water bottles. Another 1,20,000 bottles are in a position to be despatched. It is also running a distinct teach carrying 2.nine lakh litres of ingesting water that may reach Kayakulam day after today.
Use of Naval airstrip at Kochi to be used via civilian airways has been offered to the Kerala Government because the civilian airport remained closed. Kerala Government has been urged to explore use of V-SAT conversation links in spaces the place phone connectivity has been disrupted.
Cabinet secretary also directed that emergency medications could also be put on standby.
The NCMC will meet once more day after today to check the placement.
Sinha, who chaired the NCMC assembly that met for the second one immediately day, held a video convention with the chief secretaries of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. It was once determined to mobilise additional resources of all companies together with Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) to give you the required assistance to Kerala.
The cupboard secretary directed these organisations to supply boats, helicopters, lifestyles jackets, lifestyles buoys, raincoats, gumboots, inflatable tower lighting fixtures and so on. Kerala Chief Secretary requested for motorised boats so as to reach folks marooned in flood affected spaces.
So a long way, the Centre has mobilised deployment of 339 motorised boats, 2,800 lifestyles jackets, 1,400 lifestyles buoys, 27 light towers and 1,000 raincoats.
Further, 72 motor boats, five,000 lifestyles jackets, 2,000 lifestyles buoys, 13 light towers and 1,000 raincoats are being deployed. 1,00,000 meals packets were allotted and preparations are being made to provide another 1,00,000 meals packets. Provision has been made for supply of milk powder as smartly.
Indian Navy has deployed 51 boats along side diving groups, 1,000 lifestyles jackets and 1,300 gumboots are being rushed to Kerala nowadays. It flew 16 sorties in 48 hours in rescue operations. It will airdrop 1,600 meals packets nowadays.
Coast Guard has deployed 30 boats along side rescue groups, 300 lifestyles jackets, seven lifestyles rafts and 144 lifestyles buoys.
The IAF deployed 23 helicopters and 11 transport airplane. Some of the airplane are being flown in from Yelahanka and Nagpur.
Army pressed into provider 10 columns, 10 Engineering Task Forces (ETFs), 60 boats and 100 lifestyles jackets.
NDRF has mobilised 43 rescue groups and 163 boats along side different apparatus. Railways has equipped 1,20,000 water bottles. Another 1,20,000 bottles are in a position to be despatched. It is also running a distinct teach carrying 2.nine lakh litres of ingesting water that may reach Kayakulam day after today.
Use of Naval airstrip at Kochi to be used via civilian airways has been offered to the Kerala Government because the civilian airport remained closed. Kerala Government has been urged to explore use of V-SAT conversation links in spaces the place phone connectivity has been disrupted.
Cabinet secretary also directed that emergency medications could also be put on standby.
The NCMC will meet once more day after today to check the placement.
Kerala floods: Cabinet secretary directs Armed Forces, Coast Guard, NDRF to mobilise additional boats and equipment
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