BHUJ AHEMDABAD JUNAGARH JAMNAGAR PORBANDAR RAJKOT ANJAR MORBI MANDVISURENDER NAGAR DHRANGADHRA SURAT BHARUCH PATAN BACHAU OP SAHAYATA : EARTHQUAKE IN GUJARAT JODIYAN DHROL KHEDA NAVSARI GANDHINAGAR VADODRA BHAVNAGAR BERADO CHANDIA RAPAR

GENERAL WHEN THE EARTHQUAKE STRUCK ON 26 JAN 01 THE FORMATION IN AHMEDABAD WAS OUT ON EXERCISE, 400 KM AWAY. HOWEVER, THE BRIGADE AT BHUJ WAS IN LOCATION. IMMEDIATELY ON GETTING INFORMATION, DISASTER MANAGEMENT CELLS WERE ESTABLISHED AT ARMY HQ (DGMO), HQ SOUTHERN COMMAND, AHEMADABAD AND BHUJ AND COMMUNICATION ESTABLISHED ON INMARSAT. IMMEDIATE AID WAS PROVIDED BY TROOPS IN LOCATION AT AHMEDABAD, BHUJ, JAMNAGAR, DHARANDHARA AND GANDHIDHAM AND TROOPS WERE ORDERED TO MOVE FROM VADODRA. EXERCISE WAS CALLED OFF AND TROOPS WERE WARNED TO MOVE FROM BHATINDA, PUNE, JODHPUR, JAISALMER, NASIRABAD & GWALIOR. COMMAND AND CONTROL ARRANGEMENTS WERE PUT IN PLACE. TYPE OF TROOPS, EQUIPMENT AND OTHER AID ITEMS WERE IDENTIFIED AND ORDERS FOR MOVE ISSUED. AIR LIFT REQUIREMENT WAS PROJECTED TO THE AIR FORCE OPS ROOM AT AIR HQ. INDUCTION OF TROOPS AND EQUIPMENT COMMENCED ON 26 JAN 01 ITSELF.

CONCEPT OF OPS MAX POSSIBLE AID TO BE PROVIDED IN MINIMUM TIME. MOV OF TPS/ ENGR EQPT BY AIR TO PROVIDE IMDT RELIEF. AIR LIFT OF MED TEAMS. PRIORITY TO BE ACCORDED TO EVAC PEOPLE TRAPPED UNDER DEBRIS. RESTORE SURFACE AND TELE COMNS EARLIEST. CONDUCT RESCUE AND RELIEF OPS IN COORD WITH OTHER AGENCIES.

TASKS MEDICAL AID TO EFFECTED PERSONNEL RESCUE OF LIVE PERS FROM DEBRIS REC OF DEAD BODIES FROM DEBRIS OPENING OF RDS/ AXIS DEBRIS CLEARANCE EST OF TENTED CAMP DISTR OF RELIEF MTRL RESTORATION OF WATER SUP RESTORATION OF ELEC SUP

PROGRESSIVE BUILD UP OF TROOPS

COMMITMENT OF TROOPS STRENGTH OF TROOPS -ABOVE 23,500 TROOPS DEPLOYED NO OF UNITS-32 UNITS INFANTRY-12 BATTALIONS AIR DEFENCE ARTILLERY-4 REGIMENTS ARTLLERY-5 REGIMENT ENGINEERS-7 REGIMENTS + 1 FIELD COMPANY ARMY MEDICAL CORPS-7 FIELD AMBULANCE + TWO FUNCTIONAL HOSPITALS (BHUJ & AHMEDABAD) ARMY AVIATION-3 HELICOPTERS SIGNALS-6 RADIO RELAY DETACHMENTS + 4 INMARSAT DETACHMENTS, 12 HF SETS

RELIEF CAMPS BLADIABACHAUBHIMA DHORIMANFARAPHRUDIYA LODAIKUMBANDINAGOR NADAPASAMAKHIALIJHIKADI KHAVDAJAWAHARNAGARDHARANG GADHSISAAMBAPARMANDVI DHANETIJANGIKOTADI RATNALADOINIGAL KUKMAKANTHKOTMANURARA KHADOI MOTITAPARKANTHALWADI SUKHPARANJARPASUDHAR MARWADARKADOLJURA GALPADHERBIDADA KHARIROHAR NOTE-EACH COLN CONSISTING ONE INF LUNWA PL, ONE FD PL WITH DOZER/JCB, MED DET, 20 TENTS AND LANGAR

ENGINEER EQUIPMENT JCB/DOZERS-49 AIR COMPRESSORS-11 TIPPERS-26 GENERATORS ALL TYPE-30 WATER PURIFICATION-06 (4 EX USA) SETS GAS WELDING PLANT-04 LIGHT RECOVERY VEHICLE-19 HEAVY RECOVERY VEHICLE-01 WELDING GENERATOR-05 AMBULANCE -15 SIGNALS. INMARSAT-04 HIGH FREQUENCY-12 RR DETACHMENTS-06 MAJOR EQUIPMENT DEPLOYED

RELIEF/MISCELLANEOUS STORES. TENTS-2835 BLANKETS-6600 TARPAULIN-2000 GLOVES / MASKS-5000 / 1350 STRETCHER- 150 OXY/ACETYLENE- 70 CYLINDERS WATER BOWZERS- 42 MAJOR EQUIPMENT DEPLOYED

BHUJ SECT SURGERIES – MAJ – MINOR – PLASTER MED AID EVAC OF SERIOUS PATIENTS – PUNE- 318 – JAMNAGAR-- 35 – MUMBAI- 43 – BARODA- 83 – AHMEDABAD- 07 RESCUED- 419 BODIES REC AID PROVIDED TILL DATE AHMEDABAD SECT SURGERIES - 02 – MAJ-- – MINOR-- – PLASTER-- MED AID -30 EVAC OF - 06 SERIOUS PATIENTS RESCUED-59 BODIES REC-372

Re-activation of Kandla Port. Provision of surgical teams. Evacuation of casualties. Employing ships for transportation of affected personnel and stores. Utilization of medical facilities onboard ships. Naval Support

Indian Air Force Support Airfield at Bhuj activated despite severe damage and made operational the same night. Air lift provided to Army personnel and equipment as well as to other agencies. Casualty evacuation. Total effort in the first seven days amounted to 500 sorties lifting over 3500 tons.

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INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS UNICEF WHO, BELGIUM REDCROSS, DENMARK REDCROSS, IRAN REDCROSS, NEW DELHI REDCROSS, FRANCE