Syria’s Aleppo Relief supplies were sent to Aleppo, Syria, on Wednesday by an Indian Army unit that has been deployed as a member of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) under “Operation Dost”
Following the 1973 Yom Kippur War, the United Nations established the UNDOF as a peacekeeping force to uphold the cease-fire between Israel and Syria.
The supplies comprised food and medicine provided by the Indian government as well as donations from other nations.
Turkey and Syria were given life-saving humanitarian medical assistance through “Operation Dost” by the Union Health Ministry. The Indian government started Operation Dost to help those in the earthquake-affected area. As part of the drive, rescue teams from the Army and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) were dispatched.
Earlier, Bashar al-Assad, the president of Syria, pleaded with all nations to send emergency supplies right once to the earthquake-affected areas. Later, the World Health Organization (WHO) asked various countries and nongovernmental organisations to collaborate to ensure that humanitarian supplies were delivered to Syria and Turkey.
Mansukh Mandaviya, the minister of health and family welfare, declared on Twitter that India was assisting Syria and Turkey with the Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam concept. India provided life-saving emergency medicines, protective items, medical equipment, critical care drugs, etc. as part of India’s efforts to provide humanitarian assistance to Turkey and Syria.
Turkey and Syria were devastated by a 7.8-magnitude earthquake on February 6. Over 41,000 people perished in the earthquake, of whom 1,414 deaths were reported by the health ministry of the Syrian government and 4,400 by the UN agency for humanitarian relief in rebel-held northwest Syria, according to The Washington Post. Additionally, in a previous statement, the Union Health Ministry said that emergency assistance supplies, including critical care equipment, protective gear, and medicines that could save lives, had been quickly organised and sent to Turkey and Syria.
At the Hindon airbase, three truckloads of relief supplies were arranged, including goods for protection and life-saving emergency medications.
The consignment included 5,945 tonnes of emergency relief supplies, including 27 life-saving medications, two different types of protective gear, and three different types of critical care equipment, totalling about 2 crore rupees in value.
More supplies for both Turkey and Syria were mobilised on February 10. According to a statement from the Union Health Ministry, the shipment for Syria contained 72 critical care medications, consumables, and protective goods weighing 7.3 tonnes and costing 1.4 crores.
‘SANCHAR,’ a network-independent, real-time tracking and messaging module developed by the Indian Army, is also in use in Turkey’s afflicted regions where Indian Army teams have been sent to aid the local populace.
An Army team led by Captain Karan Singh and Sub PG Sapre devised the technique, which can be used by the paramilitary and defence forces to track team members and equipment in combat zones.
Captain Singh is currently serving in Turkey as part of the disaster relief effort.
GPS constellations and all map formats are congruous with SANCHAR. It is lightweight. To be precise, having dimensions of 12x12x5 cm, and has a small size. The system has a battery life of six to seven hours and a communication range of 1.5 to 2 kilometres. When compared to its variables, it is inexpensive.
