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One more Indian Navy’s ship left Visakhapatnam Port on Tuesday the First of April 2025 to the port of Yangon carrying 442 MT of food aid including 405 metric tons of rice, 30 metric tons of cooking oil, 5 metric tons of biscuits, and 2 metric tons of instant noodles.

These supplies are intended to meet the immediate food needs of the affected population in Myanmar.

According to details issued via media release on Tuesday the First of April 2025, Operation Brahma has picked-up speed to reach Myanmar that suffered a major earthquake disaster on 28th of March 2025.

Being the First Responder in times of crisis in the Neighbourhood, Operation Brahma has been launched by the Narendra Modi government to respond to the widespread destruction in Myanmar.

So far, six aircraft and five Indian Naval ships have delivered 625 MT of Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief (HADR) material.

India delivered the first tranche of HADR material to Myanmar, including 15 tonnes of supplies such as tents, blankets, essential medicines, and food – supplied by NDRF and the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare – using a C-130J aircraft, which landed in Yangon at 7:30 AM IST on 29th March 2025.

The second tranche, aboard two IAF C-130J aircraft, included 80 NDRF Search and Rescue (SAR) specialists, equipment, and relief material.

One aircraft carried 17 tonnes of personal protective equipment, search & communication equipment, and rescue equipment, and the other carried 5 tonnes of HADR materials such as gensets, hygiene kits, food packets, essential medicines, kitchen sets, blankets etc.

These aircraft landed in Naypyitaw on 30th March 2025.

The third tranche, involving two IAF C-17 aircraft, transported a 118 member Indian Army Field Hospital Team with over 60 tons of supplies, rapidly deployable surgical and medical shelters, water sanitation and hygiene services and most importantly women and child care services.

These aircrafts also landed in Naypyitaw on 30th March 2025.

The 200 bedded field hospital in Mandalay is now operational, treating patients and performing surgeries.

Indian Naval ships Satpura and Savitri, from the Eastern Naval Command – sailed for Yangon on 29th March 2025 carrying 40 tonnes of HADR material.

These were handed over to the Chief Minister of Yangon on 31 March 2025.

Indian Navy Ships Karmuk and LCU 52 from the Andaman and Nicobar Command sailed for Yangon on 30 March 2025, carrying 30 tonnes of relief material including HADR pallets comprising essential clothing, drinking water, food, medicines, and emergency stores.

These were handed over at Yangon Port on 1 April 2025.

On Tuesday the First of April 2025, in continuation of Operation Brahma, India dispatched further assistance including critical supplies to meet the immediate needs of the affected population.

An IAF C-130J aircraft carrying approx. 16 tonnes of HADR material including vital supplies such as tents, gensets, drinking water, food, and emergency medicines, aimed at addressing the urgent needs of those affected by the disaster landed in Mandalay today.

Further, Indian Naval Ship Gharial departed from Visakhapatnam Port on 1 April, 2025, for Yangon.