WHEN operation Brahma by India is operating at full swing in earthquake-hit Myanmar, locals have hailed India’s aid and support in this time of distress. A Myanmar local, Hussain spoke to ANI and expressed thanks for the Indian efforts underway in Myanmar. He said, “We got a great sense of relief when you came. You (Indians) are very hardworking people. We are very happy and at peace. We have benefited a lot from the arrival of NDRF. May God shower blessings upon India and its leadership”.

 

Many others expressed similar views about India’s helping hand. NDRF crew member Kavita Singh spoke to ANI. She said, “There is no possibility for people being alive because few days have passed, hot weather. We have only retrieved dead bodies”. She highlighted the conviction of NDRF and told ANI that despite the infrastructural damage difficulties, the NDRF team is working after undertaking risk because they are committed towards the operation. Singh also said that the NDRF team has recieved a lot of support from the locals.

 

She shared an incident wherein a family came to the NDRF team and expressed relief and hope on the team’s efforts for the rescue operations. “We are very proud and thankful that you have come to help us”, the locals told them. NRDF crew member Manju Bhati said that a team of 57 members of NDRF has arrived in Myanmar. “It is very difficult for us to take out the dead bodies. It is also very hot, so it is very difficult for anyone to be alive, she said on Wednesday