Operation Madad (Pakistan Navy)

Operation Madad, (lit. Operation Help), was a non-combative and assistance military operation commenced and executed by Pakistan Navy after the massive national floods hit the country. Its primary operations were to conduct SAR raids to support affected areas of Pakistan following the 2010 Pakistan floods.[1][2][3][4][5][6] Madadwas the major and the largest naval operation commenced by the Pakistan Navy since the 1971 Naval conflict.

For the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami relief operation led by the Indian Navy with the same name, see Operation Madad (Indian Navy).
Operation Madad
Part of Emergency response to 2010 Pakistan floods
Satellite image of the Indus River at the time of floods.
TypeEmergency response
Location
Flood affected areas of Pakistan
Planned byPakistan Navy
ObjectiveSearch and rescue, disaster relief, humanitarian relief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction
DateJune 4, 2010 — February 2011
Executed byPakistan Navy

Bases and Operations

The naval bases that were involved and served as the major bases in Operation Madad.

  • PNS Ahsan in Gwader — served as the Operation Commander Center for affectees of Balochistan Province.
  • PNS Makran — served as air hub for the naval air aviation
  • Jinnah Naval Base — supervised the entire operation
  • PNS Mehran — provided air operations in Sindh Province.

Operation

Vice-Admiral Abass Raza, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff of Naval Operations, state that:"[A]ll assets of Pakistan Navy have been made safe and secured in case the cyclone ‘Phet’ hits the coastal areas of Karachi and parts of Balochistan.[7]

Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Noman Bashir personally supervised the operation.

References
  1. "Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa floods toll reaches 408". PakTribune. 31 July 2010. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  2. "Floods toll 800 as Punjab also hit". The News International. 1 August 2010. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  3. "2.5 million affected by floods: Red Cross". The News International. 3 August 2010. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  4. "Rescue and relief work by armed forces in full swing". Dawn. 10 August 2010. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  5. "PN's operation `Madad' continues in Sindh". Aaj News. 13 August 2010. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  6. "PN extends rescue operation to Punjab". Dawn. 21 August 2010. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  7. "Navy launches Operation Madad". The Nation (Pakistan). 4 June 2010. Retrieved 1 December 2019.

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