The IAF airlifted men and equipment from Bathinda in Punjab to Gujarat on Saturday as part of the government’s efforts to mitigate the effects of Cyclone Tauktae, which is raging off the western coast of India.
One IL-76 strategic freighter airlifted 127 personnel of the National Disaster Relief Force and 11 tonnes of cargo from Bathinda to Jamnagar, while a C-130 aircraft airlifted 25 personnel and 12.3 tonnes of cargo from Bathinda to Rajkot.
