The IAF aircraft with relief material, medical aid, emergency and critical care medicines will first land in Syria and unload material and then head to Turkey.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday hailed the National Defence Response Force for rescuing a minor girl's life in earthquake-hit Turkey, saying that the Indian government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi is committed to making NDRF the world's leading disaster response Force.
India's Additional Directorate General of Public Information (ADG-PI) on Thursday tweeted an image of an Indian Army female officer hugging a Turkish woman in the earthquake-affected areas of Turkey.
"The army field hospital in Iskenderun, Hatay, Turkiye has started functioning with running Medical, Surgical & Emergency Wards; X-Ray Lab & Medical Store," External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar tweeted on Thursday.
The sixth plane from India carrying rescue personnel, essentials and medical equipment for relief efforts have reached Turkey, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday.
Firat Sunel made the remarks at the Hindon Airbase from where Indian Air Force's C17 Globemaster aircraft with medical equipment, ration and relief equipment, NDRF team took off for Turkey
Muraleedharan made the remarks at the Hindon Airbase in Ghaziabad from where Indian Air Force's C17 Globemaster aircraft with medical equipment, ration and relief equipment took off for Turkey.
"We have also set up a control room in Adana. The consul general from Istanbul and other officials from our mission in Ankara are all stationed on the ground in the affected areas," the Ministry of External Affairs Ministry said
Following the principle of 'Vasudaiva Kutumbakam', India under 'Operation Dost' sent medical assistance and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team which displays that New Delhi stands "forever for humanity" despite the differences, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on
"There are 10 individuals who are stuck in some remote parts of the affected area but they are safe. We have one Indian national missing, who was on a business visit to turkey's Malatya. And he has not been traced for the last two days. We are in touch with his family and the company in B