{{for|the evacuation operation by India during South Sudanese Civil War|Operation Sankat Mochan (India)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}} {{operational plan | name = '''Operation Sankat Mochan''' | partof = Response to April 2015 Nepal earthquake | image = 250px | caption = Nepal Army and Turkish Disaster Relief aid worker working together. | scope = | type = Emergency response | location = Earthquake-affected areas of Central Nepal | coordinates = | map_type = | latitude = | longitude = | map_size = | map_caption = | map_label = | planned = | planned_by = | objective = Search and rescue, disaster relief | target = | date = 26 April 2015 – | time = | time-begin = | time-end = | timezone = | executed_by = Nepal Army and Indian Army | outcome = | casualties = * 6,311+ confirmed dead<!-- PLEASE PROVIDE A NEW SOURCE IF YOU CHANGE THIS FIGURE --><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/nepal-quake-toll-tops-6000-as-aid-reach-area-near-epicentre/article7153904.ece |title=Nepal PM faces ire of quake victims |date=29 April 2015|work=The Hindu |accessdate=29 April 2015}}</ref> * 14,000+ injured<!-- PLEASE PROVIDE A NEW SOURCE IF YOU CHANGE THIS FIGURE --><ref>The Assam Tribune Online, [http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=apr2815/at050 Nepal quake toll rises above 3,700] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505003443/http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=apr2815%2Fat050 |date=5 May 2015 }}, 2015 April 27<!-- Bot generated title --><!-- bot figures do not match the totals in the tables, which are fully sourced? --></ref> }}<!-- end infobox --> '''Operation Sankat Mochan''' (Nepali: संकट मोचन, Operation Crisis Relief) is a Nepal Army earthquake relief operation following the April 2015 Nepal earthquake; the Nepal Army has deployed 90 percent of its force.<ref>[http://www.ekantipur.com/2015/04/28/top-story/deadly-earthquake-death-toll-reaches-4400/404555.html "Deadly earthquake: Death toll reaches 4,400"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150501135151/http://www.ekantipur.com/2015/04/28/top-story/deadly-earthquake-death-toll-reaches-4400/404555.html |date=1 May 2015 }}, ''Kantipur (daily)'', 28 April 2015</ref><ref>[http://www.nepalarmy.mil.np/covernews2.php? "Operation Sankat Mochan : Nepal Army Official"], 8 May 2015</ref><ref>[http://ann-srv.asianewsnet.net/NEPAL-QUAKE-Death-toll-hits-4769-74582.html "NEPAL QUAKE: Death toll hits 4,769"]{{Dead link|date=April 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, ''The Kathmandu Post'', 29 April 2015</ref>
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==See also== *May 2015 Nepal earthquake *Humanitarian response to the 2015 Nepal earthquake *Nepalese Army *Operation Maitri, the Indian Armed Forces earthquake relief operation *Operation Sahayogi Haat
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