India lends helping hand to quake-hit Nepal, sends first consignment of emergency relief materials
₹10 crore on Sunday. The relief materials arrived to Nepal via a special Indian Air Force C-130 flight at Nepalgunj, said the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu in a statement on Sunday. The consignment of relief materials included tents, blankets, tarpaulin sheets as well as essential medicines and medical equipment, officials said.
“A special Indian Air Force C-130 flight transported the consignment of over 11 tonnes of emergency relief materials that included tents and tarpaulin sheets, blankets and sleeping bags as well as essential medicines and medical equipment such as portable ventilators for the affected people," the statement said. The relief materials were handed over by the Indian Ambassador Naveen Srivastava, on behalf of the Indian Government, to Nepal's Deputy Prime Minister & Defence Minister Purna Bahadur Khadka in the presence of Chief Minister of Karnali Raj Kumar Sharma. The relief were provided for the victims of earthquake in Nepal in line with the commitment expressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to help earthquake victims in all possible ways.
On Friday midnight, Nepal was struck by a 6.4 magnitude earthquake. So far, the quake has taken the lives of 157 people and injured over 250 others. India will send more consigments to Nepal in the coming days.
"As a close friend and neighbour, India remains committed to extending all possible support to those affected by the earthquake in Nepal," the Indian mission said. Indian government's help to Nepal coincides with the role of first responder it played after Nepal was hit by a massive earthquake in 2015. During that time, India carried out its largest disaster relief operation abroad - Operation Maitri.
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