With jawans of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) already active in earthquake affected areas of Nepal including Kathmandu, the officials of the lucknow Frontier Office here on Saturday had dispatched trucks laden with relief material. “Two officials truck loaded with water bottles, biscuits, milk powder, detergent powder, tea, rice, flour, sugar, tarpaulin, utensils etc have been flagged off by officiating IG of lucknow Frontier, Nayyar H Khan", disclosed assistant publicity officer (APO)of the SSB, here on Saturday afternoon. He claimed that the relief material would be handed over to the Nepal’s Armed Police Force, who will subsequently distribute it to the quake victims.
APO said that that SSB along with sleuths of the NDRF, have been already engaged in relief and rescue operations since May 25 last, the day when a devastating earthquake hit Nepal. SSB had deployed a number of vehicles and its force personnel in quake affected areas. The SSB medical units have organised several free medical camps to treat the victims and to distribute free medicines.