IAF airlifted 5,300 kg of essential items to Manipur's Churachandpur district after landslides isolated remote villages.
The Indian Air Force airlifted 5,300 kg of essential items, including rice and pulses, to Manipur’s Churachandpur district, parts of which have been cut off due to landslides, a defence statement said on Saturday (August 2, 2025).
“Nine challenging sorties were undertaken by Mi-17 helicopters to deliver the relief materials to Henglep sub-division of Churachandpur,” it said.
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