Indian Air Force joins hand towards humanitarian assistance to Maldives

New Delhi: In response to the ‘National Crisis’ faced by the Maldives, following the shutting down of desalination plants in a fire incident, the Indian Air Force has pressed fixed wing aircraft into service to meet the immediate requirement of the people in Male’.

Five aircraft have been pressed into service. The aircrafts include two C-17 Globemaster-III and three IL-76 with 153 tones on September 5.

Three aircraft including two C-17 and one IL-76 with 130 tones on September 6 were pressed into service. One C-17 aircraft with 40 tones leaves for male in the morning and another aircraft with 40 tones approx is scheduled in the evening.

Maldives, an island nation in the Indian Ocean, has no natural water source and consumes only treated sea-water.