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1. Op Rahat - is in news recently. What is it?

(a) Uttarakhand rescue work by IAF

(b) Himalaya cleaning programme by Tourism Ministry

(c) Planting of trees along all National Highways

(d) None of these

A is the right answer.
The IAF`s rescue and relief operations continued even after the helicopter accident of 25thJun 2013. “We owe it to the lives our people whom we have lost, that we sustain the mission and complete it successfully” : Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne, Chief of the Air Staff

1. An Mi-17 V5 helicopter of the Indian Air Force crashed killing at least nine people including crew members on board while on a rescue mission to Kedarnath in Gaurikund area.

2. Around 99,000 pilgrims have been rescued till date and 4,000 remain stranded at Badrinath and some other places and hopefully all will be rescued

3. More than 5000 people were died in the tragedy.