Question : INDIAN RELIEF WORKERS IN JAPAN



(a) the number of Indian relief workers in Japan since Tohuku earthquake in Japan;

(b) the details of projects being undertaken by them; and

(c) the time by which these projects are likely to be completed?

Answer given by the minister


THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS (SMT. PRENEET KAUR)

(a) to (c) A 46-member National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) relief and rehabilitation team was sent to Japan for a 10-day mission from 28 March to 8 April 2011 in the wake of the earthquake and tsunami that hit north-eastern Japan on 11 March 2011. It was amongst the first relief teams to reach the coastal town of Onagawa in Miyagi Prefecture, one of the worst-affected areas. The team cleared debris, searched for missing people, recovered bodies and retrieved belongings of the inhabitants of the area.