Operation Surya Hope

Operation Surya Hope is the name that Indian Army’s Central Command gave to its response in Uttarakhand following the June 2013 North India floods. The Uttarakhand flood was caused by record unseasonal monsoon rains, cloud burst, floods, flash floods, and, possibly, climate change induced glacier lake outburst floods (GLOFs). The humanitarian disaster affected millions, stranded over 100,000 pilgrims and tourist in Himalayan religious sites, and killed several thousand people. Operation Surya Hope was conducted by Indian Army's Lucknow based Central Command. Surya or Sun, is the emblem of the Central Command and features prominently on the Command's formation sign, and flag, which is probably why Central Command chose to name the Indian Army's largest humanitarian mission as Operation Surya Hope.

Operation Surya Hope is a successor to Operation Ganga Prahar. Operation Surya Hope was commanded by Lieutenant General Anil Chait, General Officer Commanding in Chief (GOC in C) Central Command. He was succeeded by Lieutenant General Rajan Bakhshi, on 1 July 2013. Bakhshi soon after assuming command said that the Army will continue with the relief operations and that he would soon visit Uttarakhand. Over 10,000 troops participated in Operation Surya Hope. It was conducted in tandem with the response by Indian Air Force (IAF) (Operation Rahat), the Border Road Organization, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and other para military forces under the Ministry of Home.

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