Lagatar24 Desk
Syria, Feb 12: India’s seventh Operation Dost flight reached earthquake-hit Syria on Sunday with more than 23 tons of relief material which was received by Deputy Minister of Local Administration & Environment Moutaz Douaji at Damascus airport.
Taking to Twitter, the Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson, Arindam Bagchi said, “7th #OperationDost flight has delivered the relief material for Türkiye at Adana airport. This included medical equipment like patient monitor, ECG, syringe pumps and disaster relief material, along with supplies for our teams on the ground.”
7th #OperationDost flight has delivered the relief material for Türkiye at Adana airport.
This included medical equipment like patient monitor, ECG, syringe pumps and disaster relief material, along with supplies for our teams on the ground. pic.twitter.com/v8JbjDOPNc
— Randhir Jaiswal (@MEAIndia) February 12, 2023
As per the Ministry of External Affairs, the flight is carrying more than 35 tons of relief material, of which over 23 tons is headed for relief efforts in Syria, and around 12 tons to Turkey.
Earlier on Saturday, the seventh Operation Dost flight took off from the Hindon Airbase in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad carrying relief materials, medical aid, and emergency and critical care medicines will head to Turkey after unloading the materials in Syria.
EAM S Jaishankar also took to his Twitter handle to talk about the flight departing from Ghaziabad.
The 7th #OperationDost flight departs for Syria and Türkiye.
Flight is carrying relief material, medical aid, emergency & critical care medicines, medical equipment & consumables. pic.twitter.com/RqI3E4R7Ol
— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) February 11, 2023
“The 7th #OperationDost flight departs for Syria and Turkey. Flight is carrying relief material, medical aid, emergency & critical care medicines, medical equipment & consumables.”
Meanwhile, the Indian Army tweeted, “An #IAF C-17 aircraft got airborne last night for #Syria and #Turkiye, bearing relief material and emergency equipment.”
An #IAF C-17 aircraft got airborne last night for #Syria and #Türkiye, bearing relief material and emergency equipment.@MEAIndia@NDRFHQ@HQ_IDS_India pic.twitter.com/Lg6Jb62oXL
— Indian Air Force (@IAF_MCC) February 12, 2023
Notably on February 6, a devastating earthquake hit Turkey and Syria. The death toll across Turkey and Syria reaches nearly 30,000 on Sunday. India has launched Operation Dost to extend support to Turkey as well as Syria.
