NEW DELHI, Oct 17: The third consignment of 182 tonnes of relief supplies comprising blankets, tents, plastic sheets, medicines and fortified biscuits was sent to Pakistan on Monday by train.
The relief supplies were to reach Amritsar later in the day and expected to reach Lahore by Tuesday morning, sources said.
The consignment consists of 100 tonnes of fortified biscuits, 26 tonnes of blankets, 250 tents, 9.5 tonnes of plastic sheets and ten tonnes of medicines.
After the killer earthquake ravaged Pakistan on October 8, New Delhi sent the first lot of 25 tonnes of relief material to Islamabad on October 10 through a military IL-76 transport aircraft.
The second consignment of 68 tonnes was sent through four wagons attached to the Samjhautha Express on October 14. —APP
