India Steps Up Sri Lanka Relief With 700‑Tonne Naval Delivery and On‑Ground Repairs
Sri Lankan officials say the mission is restoring connectivity, medical care, supply lines after severe flooding.
Overview
- INS Gharial delivered 700 tonnes of food, clothing and essentials to Trincomalee, where Deputy Foreign Minister Arun Hemachandra received the consignment and publicly thanked India.
- Indian Army teams restored a damaged optical fibre cable in Mahiyanganaya near Kandy on Wednesday, ending a major communications outage for local communities.
- Engineer Task Force personnel began retrieving and de‑launching the damaged Puliyampokkanai Bridge in Jaffna in coordination with Sri Lanka’s Road Development Authority.
- Upgraded field medical facilities run by the Indian Army have treated more than 5,000 patients, with new capabilities including operating theatre, X‑ray and laboratory services.
- Four additional Indian Navy ships—INS Gharial, LCU 54, LCU 51 and LCU 57—were deployed this week carrying nearly 1,000 tonnes of HADR supplies, as UNDP tallies extensive flooding that exposed about 2.3 million people.