A collapsed constructing is seen after a strong earthquake in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, on March 29, 2025
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Intensifying its efforts for aiding aid and rescue work in earthquake-hit Myanmar underneath ‘Operation Brahma’, India has dispatched two naval ships to the neighbouring nation whereas a area hospital is slated to be airlifted in a while Saturday, the MEA mentioned.

Ministry of Exterior Affairs Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal mentioned in a briefing that two extra Indian naval ships would comply with underneath this humanitarian help operation.

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In addition to the Humanitarian Help and Catastrophe Reduction (HADR) being despatched by way of plane, a area hospital with 118 members from Agra is predicted to depart in a while Saturday (March 29, 2025), he mentioned.

Personnel of the federal catastrophe contingency drive are being deployed underneath Operation Brahma, with quake rescue tools resembling sturdy concrete cutters, drill machines, hammers, plasma reducing machines and so forth to supply succour to the neighbouring nation.

Commandant PK Tiwary of the eighth NDRF battalion primarily based in Ghaziabad close to Delhi is main the City Search and Rescue (USAR) crew.

NDRF Deputy Inspector Normal (Operations) Mohsen Shahedi instructed reporters throughout a press convention organised by the exterior affairs ministry that the following 24-48 hours had been “very essential” for the drive to get “gainfully engaged” and for his or her “energetic involvement” on the bottom.