Indian Army Team Delivers Quake Relief Material To Aleppo, Syria
Aleppo, Syria:Relief supplies were sent to Aleppo, Syria, on Wednesday by an Indian Army unit that has been deployed as a member of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF).The supplies comprised food and medication provided by the Indian government as well as donations from other nations."An Indian Army squad serving with UNDOF distributes aid to Syria's Aleppo." The Additional Directorate General of Public Information (ADG PI), Indian Army, tweeted on Wednesday, "This comprised meals and medications from the Government of India as well as contributions from the international community." The Union Health Ministry supplied vital humanitarian medical aid to earthquake-stricken Turkey and Syria as part of "Operation Dost." Mansukh Mandaviya, the minister of health and family welfare, said on Twitter that India was assisting Syria and Turkey with the Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam idea. As part of India's efforts to offer humanitarian aid to Turkey and Syria, MoHFW India donated life-saving emergency medications, protective materials, medical equipment, critical care meds, and other things. Turkey and Syria were devastated by a 7.8-magnitude earthquake on February 6.In a previous statement, the Union Health Ministry said that emergency assistance supplies, including critical care equipment, protective gear, and life-saving medications, had been quickly organised and sent to Turkey and Syria. At the Hindon airfield, three truckloads of relief supplies were prepared, including goods for protection and life-saving emergency medications. The shipment contained 5,945 tonnes of emergency relief supplies, including 27 different types of life-saving medications, two different categories of protective gear, and three different types of critical care equipment, totaling around Rs 2 crore in value.
More supplies for both Turkey and Syria were mobilised on February 10. According to a statement from the Union Health ministry, the shipment for Syria contained 72 critical care medications, consumables, and protective goods totaling 7.3 tonnes, valued at 1.4 crore. SANCHAR, a network-independent, real-time monitoring and messaging module developed by the Indian Army, is also in use in Turkey's impacted regions where Indian Army personnel have been sent to help the local populace. The technology was created by an Army team led by Captain Karan Singh and Submariner PG Sapre and may be utilised by any defence and paramilitary forces to track personnel and equipment in combat zones. Currently serving in Turkey as part of the disaster relief effort is Captain Singh.All GPS constellations and map formats are compatible with SANCHAR. It is lightweight (12x12x5 cm) and has a small size. The system has a battery life of six to seven hours and a communication range of 1.5 to 2 kilometres. In relation to its variables, it is inexpensive.
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