High Commission of India
Colombo

PRESS RELEASE

Indian High Commission and Consulates extend humanitarian assistance to families affected by Cyclone Ditwah

   As part of India’s continued assistance to Sri Lanka under ‘Operation Sagar Bandhu’, the Indian High Commission in Colombo, Assistant High Commission in Kandy and Consulate General of India in Jaffna conducted humanitarian assistance distribution drives for families affected by Cyclone Ditwah in different parts of the Island.

2. On 18 December, High Commissioner of India H.E Santosh Jha distributed relief kits among affected families in the Kolonnawa in coordination with All Ceylon Sufi Spiritual Association and among children of Bhaktivedanta Children's Home ‘Gokulam’ at ISKCON Temple in Colombo. Earlier this month, the High Commissioner also distributed assistance among residents of Nayanalokagama, village specially designated for the visually impaired, and among affected families in Negombo in Gampaha District.

3. Between 9 and 19 December, Assistant High Commission of India in Kandy distributed essential food items and supplies among hundreds of affected families in Kandy, Nuwara Eliya and Badulla Districts.

4. Similarly, the Consulate General of India in Jaffna carried out several distribution drives for affected families in Mannar, Mullaithivu and Kilinochchi, as well as island territories of Jaffna District.

5. This assistance is over and above several tonnes of food and relief material handed over by India to the Government of Sri Lanka under ‘Operation Sagar Bandhu’.

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Colombo

20 December 2025

Sinhala PR - Indian High Commission and Consulates extend humanitarian assistance to families affected by Cyclone Ditwah.