A local official in Gujarat estimates that approximately 125,000 people remain missing. Local GOI sources confirm that tens of thousands may still be trapped in collapsed buildings. The DMT is coordinating the distribution of relief assistance with the Resident Commissioner of Gujarat State. The Ministry of Agriculture reports that the GOI has mobilized 871 medical personnel and 9,500 search and rescue personnel, and has moved 92,000 blankets and 8,210 tents into the disaster area. The GOI has identified several critical needs in affected areas including earth moving equipment, concrete cutting and breaking supplies, medical equipment and supplies, mobile field surgical hospitals, potable water, sanitation facilities, food, and shelter.
Logistical constraints continue to hamper the relief effort.
Much of the off-loading of relief supplies is being done by hand. Bhuj Field reports indicate that water, communications, and fuel infrastructures remain impaired. However, limited power service has been restored. Despite a brief interruption of service, the electrical infrastructure was restored throughout the city two hours after the earthquake. Access is limited by the unavailability of electricity, which is required to operate pumps that access deep wells.