NEW DELHI: India has affirmed its solidarity with Sri Lanka throughout the disaster created amid Cyclone Ditwah because it continued efforts to save lots of lives and ship pressing reduction. Below Operation Sagar Bandhu, Chetak helicopters deployed from INS Vikrant carried out search and rescue sorties throughout Sri Lanka throughout the weekend, aiding the affected.A video launched by the Excessive Fee of India in Colombo exhibits the rescue operations from onboard the plane, with personnel decreasing ropes, harnesses and inflatable rafts to succeed in individuals stranded in floodwaters. Survivors are seen swimming in direction of the rescue traces earlier than being lifted to security.One other video from the Excessive Fee exhibits a Chetak helicopter rescuing a household of 4 stranded on a rooftop on Saturday. The household was safely airlifted and brought to a safe location as a part of Operation Sagar Bandhu.Moreover, the Indian Air Pressure’s C-130J transport plane landed in Colombo at 10 am with reduction provides as India elevated its humanitarian response to Cyclone Ditwah. The plane can also be anticipated to evacuate stranded Indian residents as operations proceed.On Sunday, Exterior Affairs Minister S Jaishankar famous the shut coordination between NDRF groups and Sri Lankan authorities as reduction efforts proceed throughout the island nation.Up to now, India has airlifted 27 tonnes of reduction materials to Colombo. This contains 21 tonnes flown in by a C-130 navy transport plane and an Ilyushin IL-76 from Hindan Air Base on Friday night time, which additionally carried greater than 80 NDRF personnel and eight tonnes of kit, as cited by ANI. Prime Minister Narendra Modi additionally conveyed his condolences to the individuals of Sri Lanka who’ve misplaced family members within the devastation brought on by Cyclone Ditwah. He additionally expressed hope for the protection, consolation and fast restoration of all affected households.India has additionally stated it’s ready to supply additional help because the state of affairs develops. Guided by the rules of the Neighborhood First coverage and Imaginative and prescient MAHASAGAR, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reaffirmed that India will proceed to face by Sri Lanka in its time of want.Based on the most recent figures launched by Sri Lanka’s Catastrophe Administration Middle on Sunday, 193 individuals have been confirmed useless and 228 stay lacking since Thursday. The DMC reported that 9,68,304 individuals from 2,66,114 households have been affected by the acute climate.