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To: Mohan Marette who wrote (4403)	5/29/1999 11:59:00 AM
From: Mohan Marette	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12475

Sukhoi SU-30 Flanker on Call---> Kargil being evacuated-->NAPAM on the way? bharat-rakshak.com Govt clears deployment of Sukhois Tara Shankar Sahay in New Delhi Stung by the loss of three Indian Air Force aircraft, the government is understood to have cleared vital operational initiatives including the deployment of ultra-sophisticated Sukhoi 30 MK fighters and using paratroopers in the Kargil-Dras-Batalik sectors to flush out the intruders........ Senior defence ministry officials today pointed out that army and air force commanders had assessed that the Pakistani intruders were strongly supported by intense artillery fire which made the task of Indian ground forces difficult. The fact that the intruders -- who include Afghan veterans equipped with deadly Singer missiles -- had begun targetting Indian aircraft has complicated matters for the armed forces. .................... Consequently, the decision has been taken to launch a major offensive, pressing into service the Sukhoi 30 MK fighters to destroy the Pakistani forces who are concealed in concrete bunkers and rocky crevices in the high reaches of these sectors. It was pointed out that once IAF aircraft start raining down cluster and napalm bombs, the targeted areas will be reduced to flaming heaps and reduce the chances of intruder activity to virtually nil. To strengthen the efficacy of the ground forces, the government is also contemplating dropping paratroopers in vital areas where the going is tough for infantrymen. Elite marksmen will be deployed among the paratroopers to pick up the intruders. The officials said in view of the major Indian offensive planned, the civilian population in Kargil is being evacuated. While there are approximately 10,000 civilians in Kargil, there are fewer people in the Batalik and Dras sectors. rediff.com