South Tamil Nadu floods: Military, Navy, Air Power, Flit Guard, NDRF pressed into action

With extraordinarily heavy rainfall having pounded the southernmost space of Tamil Nadu, southern India, a flood-love self-discipline prevails particularly in the Tirunelveli(Nellai) and Thoothukudi(Tuticorin) districts. The Indian Navy, Air Power, Flit Gurd and Nationwide Catastrophe Response Power were pressed into action for conducting the rescue and relief operations. The aforementioned Forces are offering relief to civil authority(as per the query of Tamil Nadu Govt), by conducting Humanitarian Aid and Catastrophe Relief(HADR) operations.

The extraordinary climate in the gap is owing to a cyclonic circulation in the southeast Bay of Bengal, in the areas of Sri Lanka and the southern districts of Tamil Nadu. On Sunday and Monday, these regions were on the receiving raze of extraordinary portions of rainfall, main to a flood-love self-discipline.

Indian Flit Guard alone has deployed six Catastrophe Relief groups in Thoothukudi and Tirunelveli, apart from an Offshore Patrol Vessel with an on-board helicopter that are monitoring the self-discipline at sea and shore areas. Because the airport in the district has been closed, the ICG is positioning its Dornier Plane and an ALH Mk3 helicopter on the nearest airport in Madurai, in repeat to bolster rescue and relief efforts and transportation of NDRF personnel from Chennai. The ICG has also sent a rescue diver team with run boats, kayaks with an additional Catastrophe relief team to Thoothukudi.

The Nationwide Catastrophe Response Power(NDRF) has deployed 10 groups (of 25 contributors each and each) in the future of the two affected districts. The groups were moved from the NDRF 04 Battalion at Arakkonam, end to Chennai. The Indian Air Power Southern Air Repeat has tasked the MI-17V5 helicopters from the Sulur Air Power Situation in Western Tamil Nadu, to perform the relaxation operations.