IAF airlifts para field hospital to Colombo, Army deploys integrated task force to aid Sri Lanka

A C-17 transport aircraft of the IAF on Tuesday airlifted a para field hospital unit from Agra to Colombo, while the Indian Army deployed an integrated task force — a self-contained composite HADR contingent — under Operation Sagar Bandhu to provide critical relief, restore essential services and support families in cyclone-hit Sri Lanka.

Also, the Indian Air Force’s Mi-17 helicopters continued humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) operations, airlifting more than eight tonnes of relief material and evacuating 65 survivors, including foreign nationals, critically-ill patients and a pregnant woman, a senior IAF official said.