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02-Mar-21

India to Send Humanitarian Assistance To Drought-Hit Madagascar on-board Indian Naval Ship Jalashwa

The Government of India is sending food and medical assistance to Madagascar, following the request from the east African country for assistance to deal with a humanitarian crisis caused by a severe drought.
The humanitarian assistance is being delivered on-board Indian Naval Ship Jalashwa.
The Naval ship will leave with the food and medical assistance on March 3, 2021 and is expected to reach the Port of Ehoala in Madagascar between March 21 and 24, 2021.
The consignment will comprise of 1,000 metric tonnes of rice and 100,000 hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) tablets.
Indian naval training team will also be deployed in Madagascar for capacity building and training of the Malagasy Special Forces for two weeks.
Besides Madagascar , INS Jalashwa will also visit at Port Anjoun in the Republic of Comoros to deliver a consignment of 1,000 metric tonnes of Indian rice, following commitment made by Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu during his visit to Comoros in October 2019.
The supplies of food assistance and support for capacity building to the friendly countries of Madagascar and Comoros is in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of SAGAR and India’s time-tested role as a net security provider in the Indian Ocean Region.

By: Rohit Middha

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