India provides USD 1 million assistance to quake-hit Myanmar

New Delhi, Mar 29 (PTI) India on Tuesday announced USD
1 million assistance to Myanmar which was hit by a devastating
earthquake last week.
After the earthquake struck the northeastern part of
Myanmar on March 25, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in his
message to Senior General Than Shwe, Chairman, State Peace and
Development Council of Myanmar, had assured the neighbouring
country of any assistance that it may require from India.
"Following up on this assurance, the government has
announced an assistance of USD 1 million for relief and
rehabilitation in the affected areas," an official
spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs said.
More than 70 people were killed when a strong
earthquake of magnitude 6.8 struck Myanmar. Tremors were felt
as far away as Bangkok, almost 800 kilometres from the
epicentre, Hanoi and parts of China.