Port Louis [Mauritius], January 20 (ANI): Anurag Srivastava, the Excessive Commissioner of India to Mauritius, organised a blood donation camp onboard the Indian Coast Guard Ship Sankalp on Monday, which noticed enthusiastic participation from numerous quarters of society.
Sharing the main points in a publish on X, the Indian Coast Guard mentioned that the camp witnessed enthusiastic participation from the ship’s crew, officers of the Indian Excessive Fee and native volunteers.
Excessive Commissioner Srivastava inspired the donors and reiterated India’s robust humanitarian dedication within the Indian Ocean Area.
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India and Mauritius have multifaceted and longstanding ties.
In November, India hosted the Seventh Nationwide Safety Adviser-level assembly of the Colombo Safety Conclave (CSC), bringing collectively high safety officers from Maldives, Mauritius, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, with Seychelles taking part as an Observer member and Malaysia becoming a member of for the primary time as a Visitor.
Earlier in October final yr, INS Sutlej efficiently accomplished a joint hydrographic survey with the Mauritius Hydrographic Service, protecting an in depth space of roughly 35,000 sq. nautical miles.
The survey was performed in shut coordination with nationwide businesses underneath the prevailing MoU between India and Mauritius, based on the Ministry of Defence.
The initiative will considerably contribute to marine charting, coastal regulation, useful resource administration, and long-term environmental planning, thereby supporting Mauritius’ Blue Financial system targets. As a part of the mission’s capacity-building efforts, six personnel from numerous Mauritian ministries embarked onboard INS Sutlej for hands-on coaching in fashionable hydrographic strategies.
As well as, INS Sutlej carried out joint EEZ surveillance and anti-piracy patrols with the Mauritius Nationwide Coast Guard, strengthening regional maritime safety.
In September, throughout the go to of Prime Minister of Mauritius, Navinchandra Ramgoolam, President Droupadi Murmu had famous how Mauritius occupies a particular place in India’s ‘Neighbourhood First’ coverage and the ‘MAHASAGAR Imaginative and prescient’, reaffirming New Delhi’s deep-rooted dedication to the World South, as per an official launch. (ANI)
