India sends relief materials to Bangladesh

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New Delhi : A humanitarian crisis arose in Bangladesh due to heavy influx of refugees from neighbouring Myanmar. The government of India has decided to assist Bangladesh in this crisis by sending relief materials. The Indian Air Force was tasked to airlift the relief material from India to Bangladesh.

One C-17 Globemaster strategic heavy lift cargo aircraft was positioned at short notice at Delhi on September 13, 2017, to airlift 55 tons of relief materials to Chittagong, Bangladesh. This aircraft was loaded overnight with relief material consisting of critical daily necessities viz., rice, pulses, sugar, salt, cooking oil, ready to eat meals, mosquito nets etc, according to a PIB release.

The C-17 carrying relief material departed early morning on September 14 and routed via Kolkata to pick up additional load. The material was delivered at Chittagong, Bangladesh at 12.45 pm September 14. One more C-17 is scheduled to airlift additional relief material to Bangladesh. The Indian Air Force rose to the challenge and played a pivotal role to further strengthen the close ties of friendship between India and Bangladesh.