Nepal Earthquake: India sending top govt officials to Nepal to monitor rescue ops from Ground Zero
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Even as the death toll in the worst earthquake to jolt Nepal in over 80 years climbs beyond 3250, and strong aftershocks continue to scare the already battered Himalayan nation, India today announced that an inter-ministerial team comprising senior officials from ministries of Home, Defence, External Affairs and NDMA have left for Nepal to coordinate rescue and relief operations.
Headed byAdditional Secretary in the Home Ministry BK Prasad, the team will also monitor the evacuation of stranded Indians in Nepal.
Sources said the team will coordinate with the Nepalese government in the salvage operation and assess the damage.
It will send a report to New Delhi so that all help could be provided to the Himalayan nation on priority.
The decision to send the high-level team was taken at a meeting chaired byPrime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday.
India has scaled up relief and rescue operations in quake-hit Nepal, deploying over two dozen aircraft and choppers along with nearly 1000 trained personnel and said the situation in the Himalayan nation was "very, very serious".
A slew of steps have been taken for speedy evacuation of stranded tourists including goodwill visas to foreigners and mobilising of buses and ambulances to bring them by road.
India has so far deployed 13 military aircraft, three civilian aircraft ofAir India and Jet Airways, six Mi-17 helicopters, two Advanced Light Helicopters while two more Mi-17 choppers are kept in standby.
Ten tonnes of blankets, 50 tonnes of water, 22 tonnes of food items and two tonnes of medicines have been flown toKathmandu .
Three army field hospitals and engineering task force and medical units of civilian doctors have been sent to Nepal.
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Sources said the team will coordinate with the Nepalese government in the salvage operation and assess the damage.
It will send a report to New Delhi so that all help could be provided to the Himalayan nation on priority.
The decision to send the high-level team was taken at a meeting chaired by
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India has scaled up relief and rescue operations in quake-hit Nepal, deploying over two dozen aircraft and choppers along with nearly 1000 trained personnel and said the situation in the Himalayan nation was "very, very serious".
A slew of steps have been taken for speedy evacuation of stranded tourists including goodwill visas to foreigners and mobilising of buses and ambulances to bring them by road.
India has so far deployed 13 military aircraft, three civilian aircraft of
Ten tonnes of blankets, 50 tonnes of water, 22 tonnes of food items and two tonnes of medicines have been flown to
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Three army field hospitals and engineering task force and medical units of civilian doctors have been sent to Nepal.
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