India Launches Operation Sagar Bandhu: Delivering Critical Relief to Flood-Devastated Sri Lanka

Nov 29, 2025 03:24 pm CST

India has mobilized immediate humanitarian assistance through Operation Sagar Bandhu, sending essential supplies via military aircraft and naval vessels to Sri Lanka, where devastating floods and landslides from cyclone Ditwah have claimed at least 69 lives and displaced over 200,000 people. With power outages affecting 7 million residents and continued heavy rainfall forecast, this timely aid addresses the growing humanitarian crisis in the neighboring island nation.