Simulation Game: Crisis Management-Chapter 335 - 165: Demolition Plan

"Child, the Mountain Division doesn’t have true special forces. Since it involves aquatic demolition, I believe it would be more suitable for a unit from our Navy Headquarters to execute this task."

The Deputy Chief of Staff of the Navy couldn’t help but retort upon hearing Gu Ji’s comment.

Unlike the US military, the Indian Army doesn’t have a unified Special Forces Command. Currently, there are only four official special forces within the country, each affiliated with different military branches and government departments. These include the Marine Corps Special Forces under the Navy Headquarters, the Ministry of Internal Affairs Special Forces under the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Central Cabinet Special Forces under the Central Cabinet, and the Special Border Forces led by the counter-espionage agency. The organization is quite complex, with troop numbers ranging from a few hundred to tens of thousands, varying greatly in strength.

Moreover, as the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Navy mentioned, among India’s army, navy, and air force, only the navy has established special forces. Although the Army’s 57th Mountain Division Border Team and Paratroopers can perform certain special forces tasks, they can’t be considered true special forces.

Gu Ji knew the other party wanted to take the credit for himself. 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

But this task really isn’t quite suitable for the navy.

"Deputy Chief of Staff of the Navy, according to data from the Central Water Commission as of June 2019, there are 5,745 dams within India, 596 of which are in West Bengal. Nearly sixty percent are in the northern region of the state, where the terrain is generally higher. Although the Marine Corps Special Forces are proficient in amphibious missions, they might not be able to handle the high-altitude reaction caused by elevation!"

"In fact, we’ve also conducted hypoxia training for high-altitude terrains..."

The Deputy Chief of Staff of the Navy continued to explain a few words, but judging from the decreasing volume, it was clear he was lacking confidence.

Modi pursed his lips, removed his glasses, pinched the bridge of his nose, looking somewhat fatigued.

"I will be responsible for coordinating contact between the Mountain Division and West Bengal. Gao Ba, you’re primarily responsible for the media aspect. Vidi, your state’s Disaster Management Department should take the lead in gathering advice from the Disaster Management Bureau, Finance and Taxation, National Water Resources, and Engineering experts to draft a detailed dam destruction plan. It must carefully calculate feasibility, losses, and the impact of harm."

"Understood, Prime Minister. Everyone, that’s it for today’s meeting!"

The Cabinet Secretary took out a notebook to jot down the key points, got up from the seat, and issued a dismissive order.

The expert advisors and high officials left one by one, and Gu Ji’s group of three were also led out of the room by an assistant secretary and were driven to a five-star luxury hotel near the Presidential Palace.

After the assistant secretary departed.

In the hotel hallway, Anurag still hadn’t recovered from the shock of attending the Prime Minister’s advisory meeting. His facial muscles were still trembling with excitement.

"Vidi, you have quite the guts. Just now in the meeting, you were almost besieged by those high officials!"

"Minister, I was just being honest. To save the downstream people of West Bengal, preemptively demolishing the dam to release the water is the fastest and only way!"

"But this matter isn’t so easy to handle. The governor of West Bengal hasn’t had the best relationship with the Central Cabinet Government, and the Chief Minister of Bengal has publicly criticized the Prime Minister. There’s even chaos within the state itself, with friction between various district commissioners. In short, blowing up the dam isn’t an easy matter!"

Anurag seemed to truly treat Gu Ji as one of his own, whispering various political insider information to him, "In short, this plan must be drafted meticulously, ensuring the West Bengal government doesn’t get a handle on it!"

Gu Ji nodded.

Once the Minister entered his room, he turned to look at Fatima, "Thank you, Fatima. If it weren’t for your timely data provision during the meeting, things would have been difficult!"

"You are, after all, an incarnation of Shiva and my partner. How could I stand by and do nothing!"

Fatima lifted her head, revealing a beautiful jawline, and unexpectedly placed a hand on his shoulder, "Get some rest early. We have a plan to write tomorrow!"

"Alright, you rest early as well."

After entering the room, Gu Ji lay on the bed, thinking carefully about how he could secure a collaboration opportunity with the Mountain Division Special Border Forces.

Currently, due to his influence, the Central Cabinet Government has agreed to most of his disaster handling strategies.

But once the plan is drafted, the Prime Minister will assign the Ministry of Internal Affairs and military district troops to execute it, leaving him no opportunity to intervene.

Therefore, to personally participate in the action, Gu Ji needed to find a way to highlight his irreplaceability in the plan.

With these thoughts, Gu Ji gradually drifted into sleep.

The next day, he was awakened by the sound of knocking on the door. Glancing at his wristwatch, he saw it was just past seven.

Rubbing his sleepy eyes, he opened the door to find Anurag and Fatima outside.

"Vidi, the director just called, saying the Prime Minister had a successful negotiation with the West Bengal government. Let’s hurry and finalize the plan, so get ready quickly!"

Gu Ji replied with a "Alright," then quickly washed up and joined the Minister in heading to the Presidential Palace.

In the rectangular strategy meeting room, numerous relevant technical experts from finance and taxation, water resources, infrastructure, and engineering explosives departments had already gathered.

Don’t assume that demolishing the dam simply involves throwing explosives at it. The plan, while seemingly straightforward, is incredibly complex. This is because there are nearly six hundred dams in West Bengal; it’s impossible to destroy them all. Instead, they need to model and calculate which critical dams pose the greatest risk of triggering flash floods due to tropical storms or are the most threatening to people’s livelihoods.