Indian Prime, Minister Narendra Modi has decided to dispatch two ships with relief material to Sri Lanka following a request made by President Maithripala Sirisena.

The Hindu Newspaper quoting an Indian Defense Ministry source stated that two Naval ships, one Naval Off Shore Patrol (NOPV) INS Sunayna and one survey ship INS Sutlej, are currently making their way to the Colombo harbor from Southern Naval Command in Cochin.

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