India sends medical teams, search & rescue personnel to earthquake-hit Myanmar as part of Operation Brahma
| 2025-03-29
A 118-member Indian Army field hospital unit left for Mandalay on March 29, 2025 as part of Operation Brahma to provide humanitarian assistance after a devastating earthquake hit Myanmar.
India has been actively playing the role of First Responder in during natural disasters and calamities.
India has dispatched medical assistance and is sending personnel and equipment for search and rescue operations as part of Operation Brahma launched on Saturday (March 29, 2025) to provide humanitarian aid to earthquake-hit Myanmar.
Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal shared information about the Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) efforts during a special media briefing in New Delhi. He was accompanied by senior officers from the Indian Army, Indian Air Force, Indian Army, and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF).
“India has been actively playing the role of First Responder in such situations during natural disasters and calamities,” Jaiswal stated, as he recalled India’s humanitarian assistance to the government and people of Myanmar after it was hit by Cyclone Yagi last year.
Here Are Some Highlights From Operation Brahma
The first aircraft carrying 15 tonnes of relief material comprising tents and tarpaulins, blankets, essential medicines, sleeping bags, gen sets, solar lamps, and food items reached Yangon early in the morning.
Two more aircraft with an 80-member strong search and rescue team from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and equipment, along with a canine squad, will reach Nay Pyi Taw before heading to Mandalay, which has seen maximum devastation.
The Indian Army is deploying a specialised medical task force to provide urgent humanitarian assistance.
A 118-member team from the elite Shatrujeet Brigade Medical Responders, led by Lieutenant Colonel Jagneet Gill, is heading to Myanmar along with essential medical equipment and supplies. The Airborne Angels Task Force is trained and equipped to deliver advanced medical and surgical care in disaster-affected zones, the Ministry of Defence said.
As part of the operation, the Indian Army will establish a 60-bed Medical Treatment Centre to provide immediate care to those who have been injured. The facility will be capable of handling trauma cases, emergency surgeries, and essential medical services to support the local healthcare system, which has been severely strained by the disaster, the Ministry of Defence stated.
The Indian Navy has four ships prepared for HADR operations. Two ships – INS Savitri and INS Satpura – have already sailed with 40 tonnes of humanitarian aid and will reach Yangon on the morning of March 31, 2025.
Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal shared information about the Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) efforts during a special media briefing in New Delhi. He was accompanied by senior officers from the Indian Army, Indian Air Force, Indian Army, and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF).
“India has been actively playing the role of First Responder in such situations during natural disasters and calamities,” Jaiswal stated, as he recalled India’s humanitarian assistance to the government and people of Myanmar after it was hit by Cyclone Yagi last year.
Here Are Some Highlights From Operation Brahma
The first aircraft carrying 15 tonnes of relief material comprising tents and tarpaulins, blankets, essential medicines, sleeping bags, gen sets, solar lamps, and food items reached Yangon early in the morning.
Two more aircraft with an 80-member strong search and rescue team from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and equipment, along with a canine squad, will reach Nay Pyi Taw before heading to Mandalay, which has seen maximum devastation.
The Indian Army is deploying a specialised medical task force to provide urgent humanitarian assistance.
A 118-member team from the elite Shatrujeet Brigade Medical Responders, led by Lieutenant Colonel Jagneet Gill, is heading to Myanmar along with essential medical equipment and supplies. The Airborne Angels Task Force is trained and equipped to deliver advanced medical and surgical care in disaster-affected zones, the Ministry of Defence said.
As part of the operation, the Indian Army will establish a 60-bed Medical Treatment Centre to provide immediate care to those who have been injured. The facility will be capable of handling trauma cases, emergency surgeries, and essential medical services to support the local healthcare system, which has been severely strained by the disaster, the Ministry of Defence stated.
The Indian Navy has four ships prepared for HADR operations. Two ships – INS Savitri and INS Satpura – have already sailed with 40 tonnes of humanitarian aid and will reach Yangon on the morning of March 31, 2025.
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