News Desk, AnyTV, New Delhi
Published by: Amit Mandal
Updated Sat, 05 Mar 2022 10:28 PM IST
Summary
India has promised to supply 50,000 tonnes of quality wheat to Afghanistan worth Rs 125 crore, which will be transported by land to Pakistan.
Afghanistan has praised the quality of Indian wheat supplied to the troubled country as part of humanitarian aid. Referring to this, India said on Saturday that it has already shipped 4,000 tonnes of food grains through the Pakistan border and the third batch of 2,000 tonnes of shipment is scheduled for March 8. India’s remarks came amid media reports by Taliban officials in Afghanistan accusing Pakistan of donating non-eatable wheat to the country.
Promise to send 50 thousand tonnes of wheat worth Rs 125 crore
India has promised to supply 50,000 tonnes of quality wheat to Afghanistan worth Rs 125 crore, which will be transported by land to Pakistan. The grain will be given to the United Nations agency World Food Program for supply to the people of Afghanistan. Food Minister Piyush Goyal tweeted, Humanity above all. Thanks to our hardworking farmers, India is able to supply good quality wheat to the people in Afghanistan in the form of humanitarian aid. India knows how to treat its friends well.
Elaborating on humanitarian aid, Food Secretary Sudhanshu Pandey while addressing a press conference said, “The response we received from Afghanistan means a lot in terms of appreciation of both the quality and nature of the aid at a very critical time. holds. Stating that Afghanistan has described the assistance received from India as very good, the Secretary said that the first batch of wheat was dispatched on February 22 and around 10,000 tonnes of wheat would be distributed by the end of March. The remaining 40,000 tonnes will be delivered in batches of 2,000.
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Afghanistan has praised the quality of Indian wheat supplied to the troubled country as part of humanitarian aid. Referring to this, India said on Saturday that it has already shipped 4,000 tonnes of food grains through the Pakistan border and the third batch of 2,000 tonnes of shipment is scheduled for March 8. India’s remarks came amid media reports by Taliban officials in Afghanistan accusing Pakistan of donating non-eatable wheat to the country.
Promise to send 50 thousand tonnes of wheat worth Rs 125 crore
India has promised to supply 50,000 tonnes of quality wheat to Afghanistan worth Rs 125 crore, which will be transported by land to Pakistan. The grain will be given to the United Nations agency World Food Program for supply to the people of Afghanistan. Food Minister Piyush Goyal tweeted, Humanity above all. Thanks to our hardworking farmers, India is able to supply good quality wheat to the people in Afghanistan in the form of humanitarian aid. India knows how to treat its friends well.
Elaborating on humanitarian aid, Food Secretary Sudhanshu Pandey while addressing a press conference said, “The response we received from Afghanistan means a lot in terms of appreciation of both the quality and nature of the aid at a very critical time. holds. Stating that Afghanistan has described the assistance received from India as very good, the Secretary said that the first batch of wheat was dispatched on February 22 and around 10,000 tonnes of wheat would be distributed by the end of March. The remaining 40,000 tonnes will be delivered in batches of 2,000.