- The Commanding Officer of INS pays homage at the IPKF memorial by laying a wreath in honour of the Indian soldiers who laid their lives in Sri Lanka during IPKF operations from 1987-91
NE NEWS SERVICE
NEW DELHI, SEPT 3
India’s first indigenously built Destroyer, INS Delhi, concluded its two-day successful goodwill visit to Colombo.
#INSDelhi departed Colombo, Sri Lanka #03Sep 2023, after a 2-day visit.
Cross trg & joint beach clean up drive with @srilanka_navy personnelState-of-the-art #ArogyaMaitri Cube presented to Hon’ble Speaker of #SriLanka Parliament during reception onboardhttps://t.co/gjIDe9H1Tg pic.twitter.com/YDQ4f0ij27
— SpokespersonNavy (@indiannavy) September 3, 2023
During the ship’s stay in harbour, several interactions, including cross training of personnel in various topics of mutual interest were held between the ship’s crew and personnel from the Sri Lanka Navy (SLN). A clean-up drive at Crow Island beach was jointly undertaken by the visiting ship’s crew and personnel from SLN. The ship also conducted an familiarisation tour onboard for over 200 NCC cadets and 500 other local visitors.
#JointServicesSynergy@adgpi delegation from College of Military Engineering, Pune on 3-days tour to @IN_NavalAcademy. Interacted with PD (Trg) & Senior Faculty. Walk-around of world-class trg. infrastructure. Focus on BTech, Service curriculum & Outdoor #BestPractices@artrac_ia pic.twitter.com/2znBxBOIg2
— Indian Naval Academy (@IN_NavalAcademy) September 3, 2023
The Commanding Officer of INS Delhi interacted with RAdm Suresh De Silva, Commander Western Naval Area (COMWEST) and paid homage at the IPKF memorial by laying a wreath in honour of the Indian soldiers who laid their lives in Sri Lanka during IPKF operations from 1987-91.
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HC Neeta Bhushan & Capt. Rajan Kapoor hosted a Reception on board INS Sahyadri. A memorable event showcasing India-NZ expanding ties. Indian culture & cuisine appreciated by @NZDefenceForce, @NZNavy, @MFATNZ Officers, Dip Corp & Indian Diaspora.@indiannavy @MEAIndia pic.twitter.com/ZxsoRTxV1I— India in New Zealand (@IndiainNZ) September 1, 2023
As part of India’s ‘Aarogya Maitri’ initiative to provide essential medical supplies to friendly countries, the High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka, Gopal Baglay, presented state-of-the-art Arogya Maitri Cube to the Speaker of Sri Lanka Parliament during a reception hosted onboard INS Delhi. These medical cubes have been indigenously developed under the Project BHISHM (Bharat Health Initiative for Sahyog Hita and Maitri). Besides the Hon’ble Speaker, the reception was attended by several senior government officials, including the Minister for Ports, Shipping & Aviation, the Attorney General, Secretary of Defence and all three Service Chiefs.
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The visit concluded with a Passage Exercise (PASSEX) at sea off Colombo between INS Delhi and SLN ship Vijayabahu.
