India announced to provide an amount of 1 million dollars as relief assistance to Papua New Guinea

India announced to provide an amount of 1 million dollars as relief assistance to Papua New Guinea.
This has been announced as immediate relief assistance to Papua New Guinea after the volcanic eruption in Mount Ulawun.
Ulawun is the highest mountain in New Britain and the second in the Bismarck Archipelago at 2,334 meters, and is one of the most active volcanoes in Papua New Guinea.
India, as a close friend and in solidarity with the people of Papua New Guinea, will provide immediate relief assistance to aid rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts.
Since the volcanic eruption of Mount Ulawun on November 20, more than 26,000 people have been evacuated to other places, due to which there is an urgent need for humanitarian relief.
India had supported the island nation during the crisis and devastation caused by natural disasters such as the earthquake in 2018 and the volcanic eruption in 2019.
Disaster risk reduction and management is a key pillar of India’s Indo-Pacific Ocean Initiative (IPOI) announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in November 2019.