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Thiruvananthapuram
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The Indian Coast Guard team that arrived in the city on Thursday after relief operations for tsunami victims in the Maldives.
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JAN. 6. The services rendered by the Indian Coast Guard in the Maldives, the island nation which was hit by tsunami, have been acclaimed and acknowledged by the Government of that country, M.S. Dangi, Deputy Inspector General, Coast Guard, said here today. He said that the arrival of the Indian Coast Guard aircraft at Male immediately after the tsunami onslaught was a great relief. It served as a morale-booster for the people. The Coast Guard sprung into action soon after the tsunami onslaught. No time was lost in positioning two aircraft in Thiruvananthapuram for carrying out search and rescue operations. On December 26, the Dornier 753 aircraft of the Coast Guard made an aerial recce off the Maldives to carry out assessment of the damage. The aircraft reported flooding of the runway and other places in the island nation.
Eight-member team
The next day, the aircraft carrying an eight-member team led by Commander Sunil Kumar managed to land in the Maldives, braving adverse conditions and without clearance from the ground since the communication system had been totally disrupted. The team was the first to arrive in the Maldives on a rescue and relief mission. The same day, they undertook two sorties to evacuate people. Since then, the team has been engaged in various relief work within the islands. The aircraft transported relief material to the different islands and evacuated the injured and those stranded on the smaller islands. The aircraft carried out extensive flying for about 50 hours and undertook 22 sorties during the ten days. Commander Sunil Kumar and his team that arrived here today were received by Mr. Dangi and Commandant M. Venkatesh of the Vizhinjam Coast Guard Station, at the air base of the Indian Air Force at Shanghumughom. Later in the day, Mr. Dangi handed over a cheque for Rs. 30,000 to the Chief Minister, for the relief of tsunami victims in Kerala. This contribution has been made by the officers and civilian staff of the Indian Coast Guard, serving in Kerala. This is in addition to one day's salary already contributed to the Prime Minister's Relief Fund for tsunami victims.
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