Under ‘Operation Dost’, India is sending a massive amount of humanitarian aid for Turkey and Syria.
USA : An Indian Air Force aircraft delivered 25 tonnes of relief supplies for the Hurricane Katrina victims in the 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 the 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.
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