India sends relief consignment for Rohingyas in Banglades

Indian Naval Ship ‘Airavat’ sailed from Vishakhapatnam on 5 May, 2018 and reached Chattogram today carrying relief supplies intended to meet the requirements of displaced persons from Myanmar to Bangladesh.

The handing-over of relief material will take place at Chattogram port at 0900 hrs on 9 May, 2018.

In September 2017, the Government of India had extended the first phase of humanitarian assistance comprising of 981 metric tons of relief supplies. The relief material consisted of family packs of rice, pulses, sugar, salt, cooking oil, tea, ready-to-eat noodles, biscuits, mosquito nets etc to meet the immediate requirements of around 3 lakh displaced persons. This is a gift from the people of India to the people of Bangladesh.

India has always responded readily and swiftly to any crisis in Bangladesh, in keeping with the close ties of friendship between the two countries.