Indian Defence Review

Today since morning, till 3 o’clock in the evening, the IAF has flown about 149 sorties in which 26700 kgs of load and 1355 passengers were airlifted. With seven more aircraft being added today to the ongoing effort, the number of IAF aircraft committed to Op Rahat has reached 50. In all, the IAF towards ‘Op Rahat’ has flown 768 sorties in which 103350 kgs of load has been dropped/landed and 5347 passengers airlifted. The IAF is committed to using all the available resources to speed up the rescue operations, especially in the face of bad weather forecast by the Indian Meteorological Department in next 36 to 48 hours.