Dhaka, May 23: With the direction of Chief of Air Staff of Bangladesh Air Force, Air Chief Marshal Masihuzzaman Serniabat, BBP, OSP, ndu, psc, Bangladesh Air Force has been continuing assistance to the Civil Administration in dealing with any National disaster in aid to Civil Power. In line with this, 119 members of Bangladesh Air Force, who have been deployed in Satkhira to assist the civil administration in post-Amphan disaster management, provided welfare services to the people of Amphan affected area of Alipur, South Alipur and Alipur Hatkhola, Satkhira on Saturday 23-05-20. They removed fallen trees on houses and roads to facilitate road movement and assist for repairing houses to live. Besides, they assured comfortable road transportation through traffic service. In addition, Bangladsh Air Force team carried necessary equipment including water treatment plants, generators, electric water purifier, water containers, electric motor pumps to supply clean safe water for the people of cyclone Amphan affected areas and they supplied clean safe water to the cyclone Amphan affected people.
In continuation of medical emergency support of BAF, Bangladsh Air Force team is continuing medical treatment for cyclone affected people in Satkhira. In addition to the post-Amphan disaster management, on the occasion of Birth Centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, daily necessities and Eid gifts were distributed among the orphans under the arrangement of BAF Base Zahurul Haque, Chattogram and BAF Unit, Lalmonirhat with suitable packets in the situation arising due to the coronavirus.
It may be mentioned that Bangladesh Air Force has kept prepared 06 transport aircraft and 29 helicopters for disaster management after Cyclone Amphan. In addition, Disaster Management Cell at BAF Base Bashar and Ops rooms at all BAF Bases of the Bangladesh Air Force have been kept open to provide necessary assistance 24 hours a day for post-disaster management. Bangladesh Air Force has always been providing assistance professionally in dealing with any kind of National disaster.
