The Indian Air Force (IAF) has committed 13 more aircraft for relief and rescue work, taking the total to 43, in flood-hit Uttarakhand, Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari said Friday.
Tewari added that the cabinet secretary is monitoring the relief operations.
"The IAF has committed 13 more aircraft, taking the total to 43. It is also activating landing grounds at Gouchar and Dharasu in Uttarakhand to establish an airbase," Tewari told reporters here after a ministerial meeting on the Uttarakhand disaster.
"IAF plans to operate Advanced Light Helicopter and Cheetah for rescue operations. MI 17 has landed in Gouchar with food and paratroopers," he added.
