Indian navy will perform HADR operations in Madagascar under ‘Operation Vanilla’.

Operation Vanilla

• Indian Navy Ship Airavat whilst mission deployed in the Southern Indian Ocean has been diverted to Antsiranana based on request recieved from Madagascar.
• The ship will undertake Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) mission as part of ‘Operation Vanilla’.
• It has been launched to provide assistance to the affected population of Madagascar post devastation caused by Cyclone Diane.