U'khand tunnel rescue: IAF deploys C-17 to airlift critical equipment from Indore to Dehradun
IAF also shared images of the C-17 aircraft and a machine on-board in its post.
PTI
An IAF C-17 has been deployed to airlift almost 22 Tonnes of critical equipment from Indore to Dehradun. (X?@IAF_MCC)
NEW DELHI: Amid rescue operations underway in Uttarakhand at the Silkyara tunnel site, a C-17 transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force has been deployed to airlift almost 22 tonnes of critical equipment from Indore to Dehradun, officials said on Friday.
Working round-the-clock with a powerful machine, rescue workers have drilled through up to 24 metres of rubble in the Silkyara tunnel till Friday afternoon, inching closer to the 40 labourers trapped inside for five days.
''The IAF has continued with its operations to assist the ongoing tunnel rescue underway at Dharasu, Uttarakhand. An IAF C-17 has been deployed to airlift almost 22 Tonnes of critical equipment from Indore to Dehradun. #FirstResponders #HADROps,'' the IAF posted on X.
The IAF has continued with its operations to assist the ongoing tunnel rescue underway at Dharasu, Uttarakhand.
— Indian Air Force (@IAF_MCC) November 17, 2023
An IAF C-17 has been deployed to airlift almost 22 Tonnes of critical equipment from Indore to Dehradun.#FirstResponders#HADROps pic.twitter.com/XW9kvLymcA
It also shared images of the C-17 aircraft and a machine on-board in its post.
