Indian naval ship Shakti carrying 100 tons of liquid medical oxygen arrived in Sri Lanka on Sunday to help the island nation combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
At the request of Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksha for an urgent supply of Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO), the Indian government deployed the naval vessel for the delivery of oxygen, the Indian High Commission here said.
“Camaraderie and coordination between Navies and various other stakeholders in India and Sri Lanka were on display as Sri Lankan Naval Vessel Shakthi with 40 tons of LMO on board also commenced its journey from Chennai to Colombo around the same time as INS Shakti. It was a rare instance wherein two Shakti vessels commenced their journey from two different ports in India to the same destination almost at the same time for a common purpose,” it said.
The island nation is currently reeling under a rapid rise in infections. The death toll exceeded 7,000 with nearly 200 fatalities, the health authorities stated on Sunday.
