The relief material was dropped in the general area of Adyar and close to Chennai Harbour. Two helicopters were launched in the late evening hours with relief supplies. These included food packets and rations for people stranded in cyclone-hit areas in Chennai that were cut off due to flooding. More sorties would be launched to distribute relief supplies in other effected areas. The entire operation is being conducted in close liaison with the Tamil Nadu state government and AFS Tambaram.

IAF Chetak helicopters have been deployed for flood relief operations.