<p>New Delhi: The fifth Indian naval ship – one of the bigger ones in the fleet – set sail for quake-hit Myanmar with over 400 tonnes of relief material on Tuesday as Operation Brahma intensified with the successful establishment of a 200-bed field hospital at Mandalay.</p><p>INS Gharial sailed out of Visakhapatnam harbour carrying around 440 tonnes of rice, edible oil and medicines, sources said, noting that the ship would reach Myanmar in four-five days after sailing a distance of nearly 900 nautical miles.</p>.In Myanmar's 'Abode of Kings', earthquake hits home of military power.<p>This is the fifth Indian warship reaching the quake-hit country after INS Satpura and INS Savitri carrying 40 tons of relief material arrived at Yangon on March 31, followed by INS Karmuk and LCU 52 that sailed from Sri Vijayapuram on March 30 with about 30 tons of relief material and reached Yangon on April 1.</p><p>“As the first responder region, the Indian Navy remains steadfast in its resolve to provide aid and succour to those affected in Myanmar,” said an official.</p><p>Meanwhile, the Indian Army has established a 200-bed field hospital at Mandalay offering surgical and in-patient care. The field hospital is fully prepared and equipped to provide critical medical care to those in need, said an official.</p><p>The hospital has been actively providing medical assistance, having treated 104 casualties so far, sources said, adding that surgeons at the facility have successfully performed two life-saving surgeries.</p><p>Two Indian Air Force C-17 heavy-lift aircraft ferried the hospital and 118 personnel including doctors and medics who are manning the hospital. Myo Aung, the Chief Minister of Mandalay visited the facility and reviewed its capabilities.</p><p>The massive earthquake killed over 2,000 and injured close to 4,000 individuals and its aftershocks have affected people across Myanmar including in Sagaing, Mandalay, Nay Pyi Taw, Shan and Bago regions.</p><p>Soon after the tragedy, India launched Operation Brahma to aid the eastern neighbour and roped in the three services as well as the National Disaster Response Force for the relief and rescue operations.</p>
<p>New Delhi: The fifth Indian naval ship – one of the bigger ones in the fleet – set sail for quake-hit Myanmar with over 400 tonnes of relief material on Tuesday as Operation Brahma intensified with the successful establishment of a 200-bed field hospital at Mandalay.</p><p>INS Gharial sailed out of Visakhapatnam harbour carrying around 440 tonnes of rice, edible oil and medicines, sources said, noting that the ship would reach Myanmar in four-five days after sailing a distance of nearly 900 nautical miles.</p>.In Myanmar's 'Abode of Kings', earthquake hits home of military power.<p>This is the fifth Indian warship reaching the quake-hit country after INS Satpura and INS Savitri carrying 40 tons of relief material arrived at Yangon on March 31, followed by INS Karmuk and LCU 52 that sailed from Sri Vijayapuram on March 30 with about 30 tons of relief material and reached Yangon on April 1.</p><p>“As the first responder region, the Indian Navy remains steadfast in its resolve to provide aid and succour to those affected in Myanmar,” said an official.</p><p>Meanwhile, the Indian Army has established a 200-bed field hospital at Mandalay offering surgical and in-patient care. The field hospital is fully prepared and equipped to provide critical medical care to those in need, said an official.</p><p>The hospital has been actively providing medical assistance, having treated 104 casualties so far, sources said, adding that surgeons at the facility have successfully performed two life-saving surgeries.</p><p>Two Indian Air Force C-17 heavy-lift aircraft ferried the hospital and 118 personnel including doctors and medics who are manning the hospital. Myo Aung, the Chief Minister of Mandalay visited the facility and reviewed its capabilities.</p><p>The massive earthquake killed over 2,000 and injured close to 4,000 individuals and its aftershocks have affected people across Myanmar including in Sagaing, Mandalay, Nay Pyi Taw, Shan and Bago regions.</p><p>Soon after the tragedy, India launched Operation Brahma to aid the eastern neighbour and roped in the three services as well as the National Disaster Response Force for the relief and rescue operations.</p>
