- Military Hospital has been placed on standby to provide urgent medical care as needed
NE NEWS SERVICE
AHMEDABAD, JUNE 12
In the immediate aftermath of the air crash in Ahmedabad, troops of the Indian Army from Ahmedabad Cantonment, under the aegis of Southern Command, were mobilized within minutes to respond to the emergency.
The Indian Army teams totaling approximately 130 personnel have been deployed to support the civil administration’s Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) efforts following the Air India flight crash near Ahmedabad.
Demonstrating urgency and commitment, the troops effected a breach in a section of the cantonment boundary wall to facilitate swift ingress to the crash site. Rescue operations were promptly launched in close coordination with the civil administration, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), and other first responders.
The Indian Army reaffirms its commitment to extending all possible assistance during national emergencies and calamities.
The response force includes engineering units equipped with JCBs for debris clearance; medical teams of doctors and paramedics; Quick Action Teams (QATs); fire‑fighting assets such as extinguishers and water bowsers; and provost staff for site management. Additionally, the Military Hospital has been placed on standby to provide urgent medical care as needed.
The Defence Ministry, in its social media handle X said: “Indian Army relief columns from Golden Katar Division have been activated and rushed to the Ahmedabad Plane Crash site for assisting civil authorities in humanitarian and disaster relief operations.
Indian Army stands in solidarity with the crash victims and their families in this hour of grief.”