OPERATION KARUNA

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Context

• INS Gharial brought ten medical pallets as High availability disaster recovery supplies for the people affected by Cyclone Mocha in Myanmar as part of Operation Karuna.

About INS Gharial

• INS Gharial is a Magar-class amphibious warfare vessel of the Indian Navy.

About Magar Class

• The Magar-class landing ships are amphibious warfare vessels of the Indian Navy, currently in active service.
• Only two ships of the class were designed and built by Hindustan Shipyard Limited, with fitting completed at Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers.

History

• The design of the class is based on the Round Table-class ships formerly operated by the Royal Navy.
• They can operate two medium-lift helicopters, which are primarily meant for inserting small teams of special forces (e.g. MARCOS).
• To discharge a ship's cargo and most of the troops, it needs to be beached, so that it can utilize its bow-door, similar to an LST.
• The ships are stationed at the naval base in Visakhapatnam on India's east coast.

Ships

• Magar L20 (Decommissioned)
• Gharial L23 (Active)

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