Humanitarian Assistance: India donates 2,200 Metric Tonnes of rice

The Government of India has donated 2,200 Metric Tonnes of Indian white rice for the people of Myanmar. A cargo vessel carrying 86 containers of rice arrived in Yangon on 11 December, and the consignment was handed over by Ambassador Abhay Thakur at the Yangon Port on Thursday.

The ceremony was attended by Chief Minister of Yangon Region U Soe Thein and officials from the Red Cross and Civil Society organizations.

This humanitarian aid comes in response to a request for flood relief assistance from the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement of Myanmar and follows Typhoon Yagi which caused floods and adversely impacted food crops in Myanmar. This contribution is expected to benefit approximately 140,000 needy individuals, including children, women, youth, elderly people and persons with disabilities.