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Car Nicobar base is combat-worthy: Air Chief

By Our Staff Reporter

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, APRIL 8. The Car Nicobar air base of the Indian Air Force has been made combat-worthy within the shortest time possible, after the tsunami onslaught, according to Air Chief Marshal S.P.Tyagi, Chief of the Air Staff.

Talking to mediapersons during his visit to the headquarters of the Southern Air Command (SAC) at Akkulam in the city today, he said combat aircraft, including Sukhoi and Jaguar, would resume operations from this air base from April 14.

The IAF had no plans for expanding its base in the Andaman islands.

There was an acute housing problem in the islands in the post-tsunami period.

The earthquake has resulted in the island sinking a bit, thereby causing inundation as never before, he said. Of late, during the `white tsunami' in Kashmir, the IAF airlifted around 40,000 people, who were affected by snowfall of an unimaginable magnitude, in two weeks, he said referring to the services rendered by the force in times of need.

The Air Chief also addressed the Commanders' Conference at the SAC. Air Marshal S.Y.Savur, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, SAC, and other senior officers were present.

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