INS Jamuna provided fresh water in excess of 12,000 litres on Thursday at Kavaratti even as work is in progress to repair the damaged desalination plant. The ship would be providing fresh water to the island for next five days.INS Sharda reached Minicoy in the morning on December 7 with relief material including fresh water, medicines, food, clothing and blankets. INS Shardul , while proceeding from Minicoy to Kochi encountered a stranded Singapore registered Tug "Bes Power" at 35 miles off Minicoy. The Tug was on passage from Oman to Maldives when it ran into bad weather due to Ockhi. In addition, a relief camp was established to distribute the relief materials ferried by naval ships to all 11 villages through their 'Moopans' (village heads) as requested by the administration of Lakshadweep.

Source: Times of India December 07, 2017 16:52 UTC