How an Indian firm helped Thailand rescue 12 boys trapped in a flooded cave
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Thailand gets help from India
India too did not fall short and jumped in right away to extend help. The KBL Group, which is India's largest maker of water pumps and valves, is headed by Sanjay Kirslokar as the chairman and managing director (CMD) and has years of experience in "dewatering". The company sent teams from its offices in India, Thailand and the United Kingdom to help in the rescue mission at the site.
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Expert team sent on site
Not only did the Indian firm send expert teams on the site, but it also offered to provide four specialised high capacity Autoprime dewatering pumps, which were kept ready at Kirloskarvadi plant in Maharashtra to be airlifted to Thailand, the company said in a release.
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All rescued from cave
The final five members of the young football team were rescued from the flooded Thai cave on Wednesday (July 11) after spending 18 harrowing days trapped deep inside the Thuam Luang cave. The rescued boys and their coach are undergoing treatment in the nearby city of Chiang Rai.