Cyclone Ditwah: Floods have wreaked havoc by components of Colombo as Sri Lanka grapples with the aftermath of Cyclone Ditwah. In the meantime, the Excessive Fee of India in Sri Lanka knowledgeable on Monday that the final group of Indian passengers stranded have been evacuated underneath Operation ‘Sagar Bandhu’ at Bandaranaike Worldwide Airport in Colombo.
India launched ‘Operation Sagar Bandhu’ to assist Sri Lanka following the devastation triggered by Cyclone Ditwah.
In a submit on the social media platform X (previously Twitter), the Excessive Fee of India in Sri Lanka mentioned the stranded passengers have been seen off by Indian Excessive Commissioner Santosh Jha earlier than boarding an Indian Air Power plane to Thiruvananthapuram.
“Operation Sagar Bandhu bringing smiles. The final batch of Indian passengers stranded in Bandaranaike Worldwide Airport, Colombo, within the wake of Cyclone Ditwah chants ‘Bharat Maata ki jai’ as Excessive Commissioner Santosh Jha sees them off earlier than boarding Indian Air Power plane to Thiruvananthapuram,” the submit learn.
#OperationSagarBandhu bringing smiles
The final batch of Indian passengers stranded in Bandaranaike Worldwide Airport Colombo within the wake of #CycloneDitwah chants “Bharat Maata ki jai” as Excessive Commissioner @santjha sees them off earlier than boarding @IAF_MCC plane to… pic.twitter.com/HEkSxtJods
— India in Sri Lanka (@IndiainSL) November 30, 2025
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Operation ‘Sagar Bandhu’ Intensifies
The Indian Excessive Fee to Sri Lanka mentioned that Operation Sagar Bandhu intensified because the Indian Air Power (IAF) plane C130J landed in Colombo, bringing additional humanitarian aid gadgets amid devastating Cyclone Ditwah.
The rescue supplies embody about 4 tonnes of BHISHM modular trauma cubes and about 5 tons of medical provides.
In a submit on X, the Excessive Fee mentioned, “Operation Sagar Bandhu intensifies with Indian Air Power plane C 130 J touchdown in Colombo bringing additional humanitarian aid gadgets to Sri Lanka. This contains about 4 tonnes of BHISHM modular trauma cubes, about 5 tons of medical provides as per the request of Sri Lanka Ministry of Well being in addition to an Indian Air Power Medical Workforce. BHISHM cubes are extremely sturdy, fast deployment, cell major well being items, outfitted with diagnostic equipments & compact surgical stations, designed for catastrophe conditions.”
Earlier within the day, the Indian Excessive Fee in Sri Lanka arrange an extra emergency helpline to assist distressed Indian residents in Sri Lanka.
In a submit on X, it mentioned, “In view of the continued state of affairs, an extra emergency helpline has been activated to assist distressed Indian residents in Sri Lanka. Indian Excessive Fee in Sri Lanka is offering all potential help to stranded Indian nationals. +94 77 372 7832 (WhatsApp accessible), +94 77 122 9026 (WhatsApp accessible)”
In the meantime, ANI stories that the demise toll from Cyclone Ditwah in Sri Lanka has climbed to 193, with 228 individuals nonetheless lacking.
(with ANI inputs)