VISAKHAPATNAM: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said that Indian Naval Ship INS Ghariyal departed from Vishakhapatnam with 442 metric tonnes of essential food items for earthquake-hit Myanmar.

Jaishankar also said that the Indian Army field hospital unit has been operationalised in Mandalay.

In a post on X, Jaishankar said, "Operation Brahma- Indian Navy ship INS Ghariyal departs from Vishakhapatnam with 442 metric tonnes of essential food items."

"Operation Brahma- The Indian Army field hospital unit has been operationalized in Mandalay," he added.

The Indian Air Force, too, departed earlier in the day from Delhi carrying 16 tonnes of essential humanitarian aid, Jaishankar said.

"Operation Brahma- Indian Air Force C-130J departs for Mandalay from Delhi this morning carrying 16 tonnes of essential humanitarian aid, rice and essential food items."