Sent 8 choppers, 86 boats for Kerala rescue ops: Defence Minister
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has shared updates on relief operations amid Kerala's worst floods in nearly a century. Sitharaman tweeted that the Army, Navy and Coast Guard have deployed a total of eight helicopters, 86 boats, eight task forces and 19 rescue teams. Indian Armed Forces have also distributed 15,000 food packets on August 18 as of noon, she added.