Indian Air force braces itself in preparation for Cyclone Yaas

NEW DELHI: Indian Air Force is bracing itself for another cyclone Yaas, which is likely to make landfall along the Bengal-Odisha coast between May 24 and May 26.

Today, IAF has airlifted 21 tons of HADR equipment and 334 personnel of NDRF from Patna & Varanasi to Kolkata and from Arakkonam to Port Blair, utilizing 5 C-130 aircraft in preparation for cyclone Yaas.

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The operations have been going on since May 21. To date, the IAF has airlifted 606 personnel and 57T load of NDRF for this purpose.

The IAF has kept 1 C-17, 1 IL-76, 3 C-130s, 4 An-32s and 2 Dornier transport aircraft in readiness for the HADR task.

Additionally, 11 Mi-17V5s, 2 Chetaks, 3 Cheetahs, 2 ALH Dhruvs and 7 Mi17 helicopters are also on alert for any eventuality.

Keeping the risk in view, Northern Railway has canceled over a dozen trains from the national capital to and from Bhubaneswar and Puri in Odisha.

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