India distributes assistance Kits, restores bridge in Sri Lanka post cyclone Ditwah

By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON – High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka, Santosh Jha on Friday distributed assistance kits under India’s assistance to Sri Lanka as Cyclone Ditwah wreaked havoc

Cyclone Ditwah had affected the Kolonnawa suburb of Colombo and the Bhaktivedanta Children’s Home ‘Gokulam’ in Wattala, media reported.

High Commission of India in Colombo in a post on X, said, “Floods in the wake of Cyclone Ditwah severely affected the Kolonnawa suburb of Colombo and the Bhaktivedanta Children’s Home ‘Gokulam’ in Wattala. As part of India’s continued assistance to Sri Lanka under Operation Sagar Bandhu,

Santosh Jha distributed assistance kits among families in Kolonnawa in coordination with All Ceylon Sufi Spiritual Association, and among children of ‘Gokulam’ at the ISKCON Temple in Colombo, where they have been relocated.”

Indian Army engineers are also preparing and supporting bridge-restoration efforts to reconnect disrupted road networks.

High Commission of India in Colombo said, “Operation Sagar Bandhu restoring connectivity on the ground! Indian Army engineers are working steadily along the A35 near Kilinochchi, preparing and supporting bridge restoration efforts to reconnect disrupted road networks and ease movement for communities affected by Cyclone Ditwah.”