Indian Army Helps People Of Gujarat In Cyclone TAUKATE Hit Areas
Ahmedabad, 18 May 2021: Indian Army is committed to providing aid to civilians in the affected areas of Cyclone TAUKATE . The Army teams in close sync with civil administration are leaving no stone unturned in reaching out to the civilian populace. The Army columns cleared the road for the move of essential supplies and civil vehicles between Somnath and Diu braving high velocity winds and debris during the hours of darkness.
Lieutenant General PS Minhas, General Officer Commanding, Konark Corps is maintaining a close watch over the situation. He exhorted the troops to put in their best to overcome this challenge in an already difficult COVID time. The requirement of aid in terms of the evacuation of the population, provision of freshwater, food, medicine, and camping areas/ shelters have been catered for by the Army and it is working round the clock maintaining all the Covid protocols. Connected implications relating to COVID, in respect of shifting patients, immediate medical assistance is also being planned.
Lt Gen JS Nain, GOC-in-C, Southern Command interacted with Praful Patel, Lt Governor of Daman & Diu, and HE Acharya Devvrat, Governor of Gujarat, and assured them of full support to the civil administration by the Southern Army to restore normalcy in the region hit by the devastating Cyclone.
