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Sri Lanka: India is giving full support to Sri Lanka in its difficult days. Amid dangerous floods and landslides, India has rapidly started relief operations for the neighboring country.
29 November, 2025
Sri Lanka: These days Sri Lanka is facing severe floods and landslides. Houses were destroyed, roads were submerged and thousands of families were rendered homeless. In such difficult times, India has once again extended a helping hand and started a rapid relief campaign for Sri Lanka. Under ‘Operation Sagar Bandhu’, India has transported 21 tonnes of relief material, more than 80 NDRF personnel and about 8 tonnes of equipment to Sri Lanka with the help of the Indian Air Force. These relief materials were sent from Hindon airbase between Friday and Saturday night via a C-130 and an IL-76 aircraft.
neighbor first
The Air Force team said that this consignment included essential ration, sanitary supplies, medical needs and equipment used in field operations. The C-130 aircraft landed at Colombo’s Bandaranaike International Airport at around 1.30 am, where it was received by Indian High Commission officials and Sri Lankan Air Force officers. Anyway, India clearly said that under the policy of ‘Neighbourhood First’ we stand strongly with Sri Lanka. Earlier, on Friday itself, Indian Navy’s aircraft carrier INS Vikrant and frontline ship INS Udayagiri had also reached Sri Lanka with the first consignment of relief material.
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The situation is getting worse
Meanwhile, the situation in Sri Lanka is continuously worsening. According to the country’s Disaster Management Center (DMC), till Saturday morning, 123 people have died in floods and landslides, while more than 130 people are missing. More than 2 lakh people from about 61 thousand families are affected by this disaster. Relief officials in Kandy district said that in their district alone the death toll has crossed 50. However, this number is not yet officially updated. At the same time, landslide has caused huge devastation in Badula district, where more than 35 people have lost their lives.
devastation in many parts
Cyclonic storm ‘Ditwah’ has caused major devastation in many parts of Sri Lanka. Due to heavy rains almost all the major reservoirs and rivers overflowed. Because of this, people have been warned to go to safe places. The Meteorological Department has warned that the storm may exit the country by late Saturday night. By then there is a possibility of more than 200 mm of rain. There is power outage in about 35 percent areas since Friday, due to which about 70 lakh people are affected. Due to continuous rains and floods, the repair work is also being done at a very slow pace.
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