OP SAHAYATA EARTHQUAKE IN GUJARAT PATAN RAPAR

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

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 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 - 12 BATTALIONS • INFANTRY • 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 AVIATIONSIGNALS - 3 HELICOPTERS 6 RADIO RELAY DETACHMENTS + 4 INMARSAT DETACHMENTS, 12 HF SETS

RELIEF CAMPS BLADIA DHORI LODAI NADAPA KHAVDA GADHSISA DHANETI RATNAL KUKMA KHADOI MOTI SUKHPAR MARWADAR GALPADHER KHARIROHAR LUNWA BACHAU BHIMA MANFARA PHRUDIYA KUMBANDI NAGOR SAMAKHIALI JHIKADI JAWAHARNAGAR DHARANG AMBAPAR MANDVI JANGI KOTADI ADOI NIGAL KANTHKOT MANURARA TAPAR KANTHALWADI ANJAR PASUDHAR KADOL JURA BIDADA NOTE- EACH COLN CONSISTING ONE INF PL, ONE FD PL WITH DOZER/JCB, MED DET, 20 TENTS AND LANGAR

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

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

AID PROVIDED TILL DATE BHUJ SECT AHMEDABAD SECT SURGERIES - 11284 – MAJ - 1792 – MINOR - – • SURGERIES - 02 – MAJ - - 7467 – MINOR - - PLASTER - 2039 – PLASTER - - - 17566 • MED AID • • EVAC OF SERIOUS PATIENTS – PUNE - 318 – JAMNAGAR- - MUMBAI - 43 – BARODA - 83 – AHMEDABAD - 07 MED AID - 30 • EVAC OF SERIOUS PATIENTS - 06 • RESCUED - 59 • BODIES REC - 372 35 – • • RESCUED - 419 • BODIES REC - 2052

Naval Support • • 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.

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.

INTERNATIONAL AID • • • • SWITZERLAND GREAT BRITAIN GERMANY OMAN FRANCE JAPAN KUWAIT HUNGARY QATAR PAKISTAN ALGERIA SARJAH BELGIUM ISRAEL BULGARIA TURKEY DENMARK NETHERLAND UK TUNISIA UAE SAUDI ARABIA BANGLADESH UKRAIN HOLLAND CHINA ITALY SPAIN SYRIYA ABUDHABI SWEDEN AUSTRIA ARMENIA FINLAND GREECE INDONESIA JORDAN SOUTH KOREA MALAYSIA POLAND SINGAPORE SOUTH AFRICA THAILAND USA UZBEKISTAN

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