New Delhi, Nov. 28 -- India on Friday commenced Operation Sagar Bandhu, aimed at providing relief materials and vital HADR support to the Cyclone Ditwah-hit Sri Lanka, which has been dealing with the natural calamity for the past few days, killing 61 people and leaving 25 missing in the island nation.

In a post on X, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar stated that the Indian naval ships INS Vikrant and INS Udaygiri today handed over relief material to authorities in the country in a move which is part of India's immediate response to the ongoing humanitarian crisis.

"Operation Sagar Bandhu commences. INS Vikrant and INS Udaygiri hand over relief material at Colombo. Further steps are underway," Jaishankar said.

Earlier, Prime Minist...