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India provides relief assistance The Government of India has provided consistent relief assistance to disaster-stricken Sri Lanka from the very first day, Indian High Commission sources said. Responding to a Sri Lankan government request, an Indian aircraft carrying 600 kgs of medical supplies and a team comprising a doctor and two medical assistants, had arrived in Colombo on Sunday (26) evening, the day of the disaster itself. Four Indian Navy ships are carrying out relief works in Sri Lanka since Monday. INS Sandhayak and INS Sukanya are in Trincomalee, while INS Sharda and INS Sutlej are stationed in Galle. These ships have brought medical and general relief items, diving teams and inflatable boats. A naval helicopter in each of the ships, is being used for search and rescue operations. 32 tonnes of relief supplies have been provided in Trincomalee, while 40 tonnes of relief supplies have been provided by the ships at Galle. Six MI-17 Indian Air Force helicopters are performing ferry duties within Sri Lanka, carrying provisions, medicines and drinking water to the remote areas. They are also rescuing stranded persons from the areas. A large transport aircraft had also arrived in Colombo on December 29, carrying 25 tonnes of relief material such as dry provisions, medicines and tents for the disaster victims. Two naval aircrafts Dornier and Islander, arrived December 30. They will be here for the next several days, to provide relief assistance to the Sri Lankan government. Another Indian naval aircraft with 800 kgs of medical supplies and a Specialist health officer in post-disaster health management, two large aircrafts carrying a full field hospital inclusive of 70 medical personnel and medical supplies, an Indian Navy ship tanker INS Aditya with relief supplies, medical teams and provisions, have also arrived, Indian High Commission sources said. - RM |
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