India Donates 500 Tonnes Of Rice To Famine Ridden Lesotho

In a commendable effort, India has donated 500 metric tonnes of rice to Lesotho, as the land-locked country is facing a severe food crisis and famine. The High Commissioner of India to South Africa and Lesotho, Ruchira Kamboj has handed over the aid after making all the diplomatic arrangements.

“(This) gift (of rice) is a manifestation of the concern of the people of India for the people of Lesotho and their desire to help their brothers and sisters mitigate the devastating effects of food shortages caused by famine and other acts of nature,” Kamboj said in her speech.

Gesture of friendship. Officially handed over consignment of rice in solidification of people to people relations between #India & Lesotho pic.twitter.com/YuhZjA8Gxv

— Ruchira Kamboj (@RuchiraKamboj) November 29, 2017

Not Just Rice

Previously, Kamboj served in South Africa as Consul General in Cape Town. She also inaugurated the India-Lesotho Centre for Advanced Information Technology, a project fully-funded by the Government of India, at the Lerotholi Polytechnic in Maseru.

In this day and age of depressing news, it is heartening to see India extending their help to smaller countries in this time of need.