Operation Sankat Mochan
| Operation Sankat Mochan | |
|---|---|
| Part of Response to April 2015 Nepal earthquake | |
.jpg) Nepal Army and Turkish Disaster Relief aid worker working together. | |
| Type | Emergency response |
| Location | Earthquake-affected areas of Central Nepal |
| Objective | Search and rescue, disaster relief |
| Date | 26 April 2015 – |
| Executed by | Nepal Army and Indian Army |
| Casualties | |
Operation Sankat Mochan (Nepali: संकट मोचन, Operation Crisis Relief) is a Nepal Army earthquake relief operation following the April 2015 Nepal earthquake; the Nepal Army has deployed 90 percent of its force.[3][4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Nepal PM faces ire of quake victims". The Hindu. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
- ^ The Assam Tribune Online, Nepal quake toll rises above 3,700 Archived 5 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine, 2015 April 27
- ^ "Deadly earthquake: Death toll reaches 4,400" Archived 1 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Kantipur (daily), 28 April 2015
- ^ "Operation Sankat Mochan : Nepal Army Official", 8 May 2015
- ^ "NEPAL QUAKE: Death toll hits 4,769"[permanent dead link], The Kathmandu Post, 29 April 2015
See also
[edit]- May 2015 Nepal earthquake
- Humanitarian response to the 2015 Nepal earthquake
- Nepalese Army
- Operation Maitri, the Indian Armed Forces earthquake relief operation
- Operation Sahayogi Haat
