<span style="color: #222222;">The Government of India has dispatched over 30 tonnes of technical equipment and material to Mauritius to supplement the country's ongoing oil spill containment and salvage operations.<br />''<br />''In a statement, the Ministry of External Affairs said, the decision has been taken, in response to a request of the Government of Mauritius for assistance in dealing with the environmental crisis due to oil spill on its south-east coast. A 10-member Technical Response Team, consisting of Indian Coast Guard personnel specially trained to deal with oil spill containment measures, has also been deployed to Mauritius.<br />''<br />''The Ministry said, India's assistance is in line with it's policy to extend humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to its neighbours in the Indian Ocean region, guided by the Prime Minister's vision of SAGAR (Security and Growth for All in the Region).</span><br />