India sends 50 tonnes of aid to Myanmar, three extra ships en route after lethal quake

India on Monday delivered 50 tonnes of aid supplies to Myanmar to assist victims of the 7.7-magnitude earthquake that killed over 2,000 folks and injured 3,900.

Two Indian Navy ships, INS Satpura and INS Savitri, transported the provides to Yangon, whereas three extra ships—INS Karmukh, INS Gharial, and LCU-52—are en route with over 500 tonnes of extra help, officers stated.

India launched its aid mission, Operation Brahma, as a fast response to the catastrophe that struck Myanmar and Thailand on Friday. On Saturday, New Delhi dispatched aid provides, rescue groups and medical tools aboard 5 army plane to help within the emergency efforts.

One other C-130 plane of the Indian Air Power is predicted to land in Mandalay on Tuesday with over 15 tons of aid supplies, in line with the Indian embassy in Myanmar.

”We are going to keep engaged with Myanmar authorities and stakeholders for persevering with our help within the weeks forward, as Myanmar assesses the total extent of the harm and begins its rehabilitation and restoration efforts,” it stated.

The huge earthquake and its aftershocks have affected folks throughout Myanmar together with in Sagaing, Mandalay, Nay Pyi Taw, Shan and Bago areas.

Below its rescue mission, New Delhi dispatched an 80-member search and rescue crew from the Nationwide Catastrophe Response Power (NDRF) and army area hospitals to Myanmar.

A specialised rescue crew from Indian Military’s 50 (I) Para Brigade has additionally been swiftly deployed to Myanmar.

”India shares age-old, religious and civilizational people-to-people ties with Myanmar, additionally identified in historical India as ”Brahmadesh”. ’Operation Brahma’ is due to this fact, an embodiment of India’s providing of hope, help, and help for long-term restoration to the folks of Myanmar,” the Indian embassy stated.

”As first responder to pure disasters within the area, India has swiftly mobilized emergency help, a crew of rescue and medical professionals, aid supplies together with meals, water, tents, medicines, and important provides to help Myanmar and its folks, throughout this tough and important hour of want,” it stated in a press release.

On Saturday, an Indian Air Power (IAF) plane delivered the primary tranche of 15 tons of humanitarian help in Yangon.

On that evening, two C-130 and two C-17 plane landed in Nay Pyi Taw transporting an 80-member NDRF search and rescue crew, and over 120 medical personnel, along with a complete of 85 tonnes of HADR (humanitarian help and catastrophe aid) help.

”These had been the primary worldwide help flights to Nay Pyi Taw. This HADR help introduced by these 4 plane was handed over by Ambassador Abhay Thakur in Naypyitaw within the presence of Ambassador Maung Maung Lynn of the Ministry of International Affairs of Myanmar,” the embassy stated.

The NDRF crew and the Indian Military medical crew departed for Mandalay instantly thereafter.

”The NDRF crew has been deployed to over a dozen affected websites in Mandalay since March 30. The Indian Military medical crew has arrange a area hospital on the previous airport in Mandalay,” the Indian mission added.

”Additional augmenting our substantial help, two Indian Navy ships, INS Satpura and INS Savitri, carrying 31 tons and 19 tons of HADR help respectively, arrived in Yangon on Monday,” it stated.

The help was instantly handed over on the Thilawa port by Ambassador Abhay Thakur for distribution among the many affected areas.

”Three extra Indian Navy ships INS Karmukh, INS Gharial and LCU-52 are enroute to Yangon with over 500 tonnes of extra help materials. One other IAF C-130 plane can be anticipated to land straight in Mandalay tomorrow with over 15 tons of HADR,” the embassy stated.

”India’s in depth, swift and environment friendly response has as soon as once more reaffirmed its function as the primary responder within the area, constantly providing quick humanitarian help to neighboring international locations struck by pure disasters,” it added.

With inputs from companies