Current Affairs - National - Discussion

India launched 'Operation Samudra Maitri' in Central Sulawesi Province of the Republic of Indonesia to provide massive humanitarian assistance to the earthquake and tsunami victims in Indonesia. Two Indian Air Force aircrafts - C-130J and C-17 - departed recently with medical personnel and relief material. The C-130J aircraft is carrying a medical team along with tents and equipment to set up a field hospital. The C-17 aircraft is carrying medicines, generators, tents and water to provide immediate assistance. Three Indian Naval Ships - INS Tir, INS Sujatha and INS Shardul - have also been mobilised to carry out Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR).