Operation Maddad

Operation Maddad


Operation Madad
Part of Emergency response to 2010 Pakistan floods
Pakistan 2010 Floods.jpg
Satellite image of the Indus River at the time of floods.
Type Emergency response
Location Flood effected areas of Pakistan
Planned by Pakistan Navy
Objective Search and rescue, disaster relief, humanitarian relief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction
Date June 4, 2010February 2011
Executed by Pakistan Navy

Operation Madad, lit. Operation Help, was a Pakistan Navy's assistance and SAR operation to support effected areas of Pakistan following the 2010 Pakistan floods. Madadwas the major and the largest naval operation commenced by the Pakistan Navy since the 1971 Naval conflict.

Bases and Operations

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

  • PNS Ahsan in Gwaderserved as the Operation Commander Center for afectees of Balochistan Province.
  • PNS Makranserved as air hub for the naval air aviation
  • Jinnah Naval Basesupervised the entire operation
  • PNS Mehranprovided 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 cyclonePhethits the coastal areas of Karachi and parts of Balochistan.

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


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