NE NEWS SERVICE
AHMEDABAD, NEW DELHI, MAY 17
With the impending landfall of extremely severe cyclonic storm forecasted by the IMD, Army in Gujarat is fully prepared with almost 180 teams ready along with elements of communication and engineer task forces to provide relief and all kinds of assistance to the state government with COVID protocols, says a Defence release.
GOC of the Army Division located at Ahmedabad attended a coordination meeting chaired by the Chief Minister of Gujarat and has assured all support.
“The maximum impact is likely to be in Saurashtra, including the Union Territory of Diu. Accordingly approx 60 integrated teams are poised to be employed in aid to civic authority there. Six teams each are being staged forward to Diu and Porbander while the state administration analysis it as it builds up,” the release added.
Ten teams have been launched to Junagadh area. While others are ready to move on short notice of the State administration after analysis of situation as it builds up.
All units are geared up for impact and all necessary coordination has been carried out with civil administration.
Twelve teams fully geared to take on the relief tasks – being launched for providing assistance to Diu and Porbandar- from Jamnagar military station.
An engineer task force is on the way to Saurashtra from Ahmedabad Cantonment for lending assistance to the state administration.
In anticipation of assisting civil administration in undertaking rescue and relief operations due to severe cyclonic storm ‘Tauktae’, the Indian Army has mobilised columns and Engineer Task Forces (ETF) to the Western Coast from various parts of the country.
Indian Army is also providing all possible assistance for creating power back up and making preparations for other contingencies at COVID Hospitals in the affected region, including Dhanvantri COVID Hospital Ahmedabad.
