By KUNA,
New Delhi : India Thursday announced an assistance of five million usd to quake affected China for its relief activities. “Keeping in view India’s close and good neighbourly ties with China, the Government of India has decided to offer assistance of five million usd to China for its relief activities for the victims of the earthquake,” an Indian External Affairs Ministry statement said here today. “This amount would be utilised for relief material including blankets, tents, sleeping bags, and medicines,” the Ministry said.
Indian President Pratibha Devisingh Patil, Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee have each sent messages of condolence to the government and people of China. In their messages, they had also conveyed India’s readiness to provide assistance to supplement China’s relief efforts. A major earthquake had struck the Sichuan province on May 12 with considerable loss of precious human lives.