New Delhi: India will on Monday dispatch around 900 tonnes of relief material for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh which is being loaded on to Indian Naval Ship Gharial at Kakinada port in Andhra Pradesh.
Naval officials said the relief material -- sufficient for around 62,000 displaced families -- will on September 28 reach Chittagong in Bangladesh, where thousands of Rohinya refugees have fled from Myanmar.
The material is packaged in customised family packets, containing essential items like ration, clothes, and mosquito nets. By Sunday afternoon, approximately 21,000 units had been loaded.
India sent relief material earlier this month also to Bangladesh by an Indian Air Force C-17 transport aircraft to address the humanitarian crisis emanating from large-scale migration of Rohingya Muslims.
According to the UN, almost 430,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled Myanmar and crossed to Bangladesh since August 25.
Naval officials said the relief material -- sufficient for around 62,000 displaced families -- will on September 28 reach Chittagong in Bangladesh, where thousands of Rohinya refugees have fled from Myanmar.
The material is packaged in customised family packets, containing essential items like ration, clothes, and mosquito nets. By Sunday afternoon, approximately 21,000 units had been loaded.
According to the UN, almost 430,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled Myanmar and crossed to Bangladesh since August 25.
Advertisement
COMMENTS
Advertisement
Explained: The Rohingya Crisis And India's Stance On Those Seeking Asylum 8 Arrested In Crackdown On Network That Helped Illegal Entry Of Rohingya Medical Equipment Worth Over Rs 7 Crore Sent To Turkey, Syria: India Villagers Try To Drive Away Elephant With Spiked Rods, Fireballs. It Dies Air India Cabin Crew Member Assaulted In Her London Hotel Room "Mamata Banerjee Misleading Public, Should Resign": Nirbhaya's Mother Air India Cabin Crew Member Assaulted In Her London Hotel Room Donald Trump Says He Is "Much Better Looking" Than Rival Kamala Harris World Photography Day: Date, History And Significance Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.