Current Context: The Indian Army’s Western Command is conducting large-scale Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) operations under Operation Rahat in flood-hit Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, and Jammu & Kashmir.

SCALE OF RELIEF OPERATIONS

• People Rescued: 6,000+.
• Medical Aid: 13,000 treated.
• Supplies Delivered: 48 tons (food, medicines, water).
• Missions Conducted: 82 HADR missions using 59 Army columns (including 17 Engineer Task Forces).

AVIATION ASSETS USED

• Helicopters:
  • 3 Advanced Light Helicopters (ALH), 6 MI-17s, 6 Cheetahs, 1 Chinook heavy-lift helicopter.
• Role: Evacuation, supply drops, airlifting patients, monitoring flood areas.