New Delhi: Reaching out to Myanmar in its hour of crisis after a cyclone claimed nearly 4,000 lives in that country, India on Monday said it is despatching two naval ships with relief and medical supplies and considering airlifting of aid material.
The ships carrying food items, tents, blankets, clothing and medicines will sail to Yangon from Port Blair, External Affairs Ministry spokesman Navtej Sarna told reporters.
"We are also considering further immediate relief and medical supplies, including by air," he said.
External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee conveyed India's readiness to provide immediate emergency relief assistance to Myanmar to cope with this calamity.
President Pratibha Patil, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee have sent messages of condolence, expressing their deep distress at the devastation caused by the natural disaster.
The External Affairs Minister, in a message to his Myanmar counterpart, extended his deep sympathy to the victims and the bereaved families.
The death toll in the devastating cyclone 'Nargis' that swept through Myanmar has risen to almost 4,000.
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