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Gujarat government to rush relief material to Nepal

On Sunday, the Gujarat government announced  sending of relief material including food packets and a team comprising structural engineers to earthquake-hit Nepal.

“The Gujarat government conducted a review meeting headed by Chief Minister Anandiben Patel to know about the situation in earth-quake affected Nepal and decided to send 25,000 food packets to Nepal in coordination with Central government’s National Disaster Management Authority,” an official statement said. CM added that the state government’s team of experts comprising structural engineers, who had experience of dealing with the 2001 earth-quake in Gujarat, is ready to go to Nepal to access the situation in the Himalayan Nation.GOG is also likely to send a team to provide medical aide to the neighbouring country.

Chief Minister has directed the relief commissioner and CEO in Gujarat State Disaster anagement Authority to start the process to send the food packets, while coordinating with the Resident Commissioner’s officer in Delhi, it said.

At present, 6 teams of Fire and Emergency Response of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation are ready to join the relief and rescue operations in Nepal after Centre’s nod, it said.

The Gujarat government is coordinating with the Centre and airport authorities to facilitate return of Gujaratis stuck in quake-hit Nepal and has made arrangement .