India scales up cyclone relief efforts in Sri Lanka under Operation Sagar Bandhu
New Delhi/Colombo, Dec 9 (IANS) As part of its humanitarian support to Sri Lanka under Operation Sagar Bandhu following Cyclone Ditwah, India has been delivering life-saving assistance, essential relief supplies, and critical early-recovery capabilities across the island nation, including in areas that were badly impacted and had been rendered inaccessible, the Ministry of External Affairs […]
Op Sagar Bandhu: Over 2000 patients receive treatment in India’s field hospital in Sri Lanka’s Mahiyanganaya
Colombo, Dec 7 (IANS) Amid India’s relentless relief and rescue efforts under the ongoing Operation Sagar Bandhu, the field hospital set up by it in Sri Lanka’s Mahiyanganaya near Kandy has provided medical care to over 2200 patients affected by Cyclone Ditwah. The Indian medical team has successfully conducted 67 minor procedures and three operations […]
Op Sagar Bandhu: India sets up field hospital in Sri Lanka’s Mahiyanganaya
Colombo, Dec 5 (IANS) Continuing with its relentless relief and rescue efforts under the ongoing Operation Sagar Bandhu, an Indian medical team has been busy setting up a field hospital in Mahiyanganaya near Kandy in Sri Lanka to ensure that residents in hard-hit region receive medical assistance in the aftermath of Cyclone Ditwah. In a […]
Operation Sagar Bandhu: India’s relentless relief and rescue efforts continue across Sri Lanka
Colombo, Dec 4 (IANS) India continues its unwavering humanitarian support to Sri Lanka under Operation Sagar Bandhu, with intensive search, rescue, medical, and logistics operations underway across multiple affected regions in the aftermath of Cyclone Ditwah, the Indian High Commission in Colombo stated on Thursday. According to the Indian High Commission, the National Disaster Response […]
Op Sagar Bandhu: NDRF rescues senior citizen, injured woman in Sri Lanka as death toll reaches 465
Colombo, Dec 3 (IANS) Under the ongoing Operation Sagar Bandhu, a National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team evacuated a visually challenged senior citizen and an injured woman in Sedawatta and Nadeegama following the aftermath of Cyclone Ditwah which triggered heavy rains, flash floods and landslides in the island nation. In a statement shared on X, […]
India ramps up humanitarian assistance to Sri Lanka under Operation Sagar Bandhu
Colombo, Dec 2 (IANS) As part of India’s continued humanitarian support to Sri Lanka under Operation Sagar Bandhu in the aftermath of Cyclone Ditwah, an Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter on Tuesday delivered essential relief supplies to Poramadulla in Kandy district and airlifted personnel from Nuwara Eliya district to support ongoing response operations. “Under Operation […]
Operation Sagar Bandhu: IAF executes major rescue in Sri Lanka’s landslide-hit Kotmale, evacuates 45, including 12 Indians
Colombo/New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) The Indian Air Force, in close coordination with Sri Lankan authorities, on Sunday executed major rescue and evacuation missions in the island nation’s landslide-hit Kotmale region, which remains completely isolated due to road disruption after Cyclone Ditwah. Throughout the day, IAF helicopters evacuated 45 stranded individuals, including 6 critical casualties […]
NDRF intensifies relief operations in Sri Lanka under Operation Sagar Bandhu
Colombo, Nov 30 (IANS) Under Operation Sagar Bandhu, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel have intensified relief operations in Sri Lanka as the island nation continues to face harsh weather conditions due to Cyclone Ditwah. Sharing pictures of the relief operations conducted by NDRF personnel in Sri Lanka on X, External Affairs Minister (EAM) […]
Land, air and sea — India works closely with Sri Lanka as ‘Operation Sagar Bandhu’ goes full throttle
Colombo, Nov 29 (IANS) Two MI-17V5 helicopters of the Indian Air Force (IAF) touched down in Sri Lanka Saturday evening to bolster ongoing Search and Rescue (SAR) efforts as the island nation continues to face extensive flooding, landslides, and severe disruption to essential services across multiple districts. The two IAF helicopters brought essential Humanitarian Assistance […]
