IAF Carries Out Its Biggest Peacetime Rescue & Relief Ops In J&K

[sancho]

IAF Carries Out Its Biggest Peacetime Rescue & Relief Ops In Snow-capped J&K!

IAF's one of the biggest peace-time day-night rescue and relief operations for the stranded civilians of J&K in recent years started with ferrying of over 1,100 people, including ladies and children in the snow-bound Kashmir Valley, which remained cut off since 07 Jan 2012 today.

" On the request of Jammu and Kashmir Government, Indian Air Force, launched rescue and relief operation in snow-hit Jammu and Kashmir since today morning, and has successfully conducting its night-long operations carrying over men and material to Kashmir," Air Commodore Nitin Sathe, Air Officer Commanding of Air Force Station Jammu said today to the reporters at Technical Air port Jammu.

"In the first-ever massive relief operation in this year, we had several sorties of IL-76 and AN-32 aircrafts to ferry men and material to Kashmir," he said. “ We are happy that our main aim has fulfilled as every passengers went home safely” he added.

"Our choppers flew over various avalanche-hit areas to drop essential commodities to the people on 09, 13 and 17 Jan 2012," the AOC said.

Dr Pawan Kotwal, Div Com of Jammu Division who was personnaly supervising the administrative measures in the technical airport said “ we have given preference to those who are stranded for a long time and ladies and children”. He also told that if requires more rescue sorties will be organized. He also thanked the Air Force for prompt action at their end.

Chindits: IAF Carries Out Its Biggest Peacetime Rescue & Relief Ops In Snow-capped J&K!

 

[livingdead]

Good job IAF.

 

[notsuperstitious]

Good Show

 

[Kinetic]

Another difficult task done nicely by the IAF for the nation.

 

[Kinetic]

some pics worth posting from the link...

 

[Kinetic]

 

[CaptainJackSparrow]

It's a shame that with all the technology available in the world and with all the money at our disposal, we still cannot keep such stragetically critical road links open throughout the year.

What would we do if there was a joint two-front war as our doctrine tells us to be prepared for against China-Pak in Kashmir tomorrow.

Without a viable road link, we're handicapped.

We should urgently do something about this. Even if it means constructing massive tunnels all the way from Jammu to Kashmir and Leh. National security demands this be done.

We should laud the IAF for the job it is doing but we should also rectify the reasons behind why it is having to do such a job.

 

[illuminatidinesh]

It's a shame that with all the technology available in the world and with all the money at our disposal, we still cannot keep such stragetically critical road links open throughout the year.

What would we do if there was a joint two-front war as our doctrine tells us to be prepared for against China-Pak in Kashmir tomorrow.

Without a viable road link, we're handicapped.

We should urgently do something about this. Even if it means constructing massive tunnels all the way from Jammu to Kashmir and Leh. National security demands this be done.

We should laud the IAF for the job it is doing but we should also rectify the reasons behind why it is having to do such a job.

I agree with everything u said... but ultimately no tech can defeat the Nature.

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It's a shame that with all the technology available in the world and with all the money at our disposal, we still cannot keep such stragetically critical road links open throughout the year.

What would we do if there was a joint two-front war as our doctrine tells us to be prepared for against China-Pak in Kashmir tomorrow.

Without a viable road link, we're handicapped.

We should urgently do something about this. Even if it means constructing massive tunnels all the way from Jammu to Kashmir and Leh. National security demands this be done.

We should laud the IAF for the job it is doing but we should also rectify the reasons behind why it is having to do such a job.

I agree with everything u said... but ultimately no tech can defeat the Nature.

 

[machinist]

It's a shame that with all the technology available in the world and with all the money at our disposal, we still cannot keep such stragetically critical road links open throughout the year.

What would we do if there was a joint two-front war as our doctrine tells us to be prepared for against China-Pak in Kashmir tomorrow.

Without a viable road link, we're handicapped.

We should urgently do something about this. Even if it means constructing massive tunnels all the way from Jammu to Kashmir and Leh. National security demands this be done.

We should laud the IAF for the job it is doing but we should also rectify the reasons behind why it is having to do such a job.

No bro, due to its geographical condition it is very difficult to do any construction, and it will be very expensive project if we do so. only few taxpayers are staying that region, so i dont think that government will spend more for that

And in case of war, army and IAF should definitely have a plan to deploy their troops.

Any pro shed some light on this plan?