India's Army Operation Dost

Operation Dost:-

??Operation Dost?is an rescue operation?initiated by the?Government of India?to aid?Syria?and?Turkey, after the?2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake?devastated both countries on 6 February 2023.

??The?epicenter?was 34 km west of?Gaziantep, Turkey.

??Under ‘Operation Dost’, India is sending a massive amount of humanitarian aid for Turkey and Syria.

??India has sent around ?7 crore-worth (700,00,000 Rupee; 845,590 USD) of relief material to both Syria and Turkey. The Indian Army prepared its rescue teams with relief materials within 12 hours after disaster struck.??

??Operation Dost shows friendship between India and Turkey.

Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has played an important role in sending humanitarian medical assistance to quake-hit Syria and Turkiye.

??Firat Sunel, the Turkish envoy, reported that India was among the first nations to provide assistance to Turkey after a devastating earthquake. On the evening of 6th February 2023, India dispatched teams from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) to the affected areas in Turkey.

The Indian Air Force (IAF) sent a C-17 aircraft to Adana, carrying 47 NDRF personnel, 3 senior officers, and a specially trained dog squad. The aircraft was equipped with necessary equipment, including medical supplies, drilling machines, and other aid tools.

Other Humanitarian Relief Operations By India

• USA: An Indian Air Force aircraft delivered 25 tonnes of relief supplies for the Hurricane Katrina victims in USA.
• Maldives: Under “Operation Castor”, 4 aircraft and 2 Naval ships were engaged in relief operations, after the 2004 Tsunami.
• Sri Lanka: India sent its forces to carry out rescue operations, called “Operation Rainbow”, in Sri Lanka hours after the 2004 Tsunami.
• Myanmar: When cyclone Nargis hit Myanmar in 2008, India sent relief material and among the first countries to send aid.
• Japan: India sent 46 members of NDRF for rescue operations, after 2011 Tsunami, apart from providing relief materials.
• Nepal: In the aftermath of the 2015 earthquakes, the NDRF under ”Operation Maitri” deployed 16 rescue teams and sent tonnes of relief materials to Nepal.

Conclusion:-

India has sent search and rescue teams, mainly three teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), a field hospital, materials, medicines, and equipment to Turkey and Syria.

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