After the horrific earthquake in the Mandale area of Myanmar, India has intensified the initiative to deliver human aid and relief material under ‘Operation Brahma’. On Saturday, India handed over 442 metric tonnes of food assistance at Thilawa Port in Myanmar, which was handed over to the Yangon region Chief Minister U So Thein. In fact, on March 28, Myanmar had a 7.7 magnitude earthquake, in which more than 3,100 people have died so far. The center of the earthquake is said to be near Mandala.
India started ‘Operation Brahma’, taking initiative to provide immediate relief, under which search and rescue (SAR), Humanitarian Assistance, Disaster Relief and Medical Assistance are being provided. Within 24 hours of the earthquake, India had brought the first consignment of Humanitarian aid and disaster relief (HADR) material to Myanmar.
On Saturday, 442 metric tonnes of food items were transported through the INS crocodile vessel, which is located about 400 km south of Yangon. This includes 405 metric tonnes of rice, 30 metric tonnes of cooking oil, 5 metric tonnes of biscuits and 2 metric tons of instant noodles. All these materials have been sent for the purpose of meeting the immediate food requirements of the affected people of Myanmar.
Sharing the information on the social media platform X (East Twitter), the Embassy in Yangon said, “The needs of the affected people are being met. Food assistance of 442 tonnes brought by the Indian Air Force landing ship tank Ins Gharial reached Thilawa Port today and was handed over to Chief Minister You So Thein.
In addition, India, along with its quad partner countries – Australia, Japan and America -, have resolved to provide humanitarian aid of more than US $ 2 million to earthquake affected in Myanmar, including the deployment of relief materials and emergency medical teams.