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| Tuesday, 04 January 2005 |
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Several Indian medical teams have been deployed in Sri Lanka to treat tsunami victims, the Indian High Commission said. One medical officer, two medical assistants and one hygiene/ sanitation specialist who arrived last week are at the Hambantota District hospital. The INS Sutlej and Sarveekhak Indian naval ships operated two medical camps in Galle and treated about 300 patients. Two Medical officers and medical Assistants from INS Kirch at Trincomalee have been deployed at Kinniya in Trincomalee District. An Indian army field ambulance is deployed in Embilipitiya and is operating medical teams from the base to various camps in the Hambantota District. Six Medical Officers and 12 medical assistants from INS Aditya, an Indian naval tanker have been deployed in Batticaloa with the army bridge HQ and will be working at the refugee camps located eight miles north of the bridge HQ. India, which was also heavily affected by the tsunami disaster, is also continuing its relief supplies to Sri Lanka. India was the first country to rush relief goods to Sri Lanka, on December 26, the day of the disaster. It rushed 600 Kg of medical supplies by air. This was followed by 30 tons of relief goods to Trincomalee by INS Sukanya and Sandayak on December 27, 22 tons of relief supplies by INS Sutlej and Sharda to Galle on the same day, 700 Kg of emergency medical supplies to Colombo by air, 750 Kg of emergency medical supplies to Colombo and Trincomalee by air on December 28, 22 tons of relief supplies (dry rations) by IL-76 aircraft to Colombo on December 29, 700 Kg of emergency medical supplies by air to Colombo on December 30, 20 tons to relief supplies to Trincomalee by INS Kirch on December 31, 50 gen sets to Trincomalee on December 31, 1000kg of relief goods to Colombo on December 31 by INS Aditya, 82 tons of relief goods and rations to Trincomalee by INS Ghorpad on January 1 and 1500 kgs of relief goods by CGS Samar to Colombo on Jan.2. |
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