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Sri Lanka Crisis: India At Frontline For Economic Recovery Of Crisis-Hit Nation; Helps With Fuel, Dry Rations
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Others/World, 17 July 2022 5:17 AM GMT
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The Indian government is trying to provide sufficient essential items to the crisis-hit nation for economic recovery. On Saturday, the Indian Deputy High Commissioner handed over dry rations worth SLR 80 million to the Department of Probations and Child Care Services, Sri Lanka.
Ahead of the parliamentary meeting to elect the new president of the crisis-hit nation, the Indian High Commissioner in Sri Lanka, Gopal Baglay, held a meeting with the parliament speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena on Saturday. Baglay announced that India would continue to support the stability, democracy, and economic recovery of Sri Lanka.
This is the Indian envoy's first meeting and announcement in support of Sri Lanka after the resignation of Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the swearing-in of Ranil Wickremesinghe as the acting president. Furthermore, the Indian High Commissioner said that India would continue to extend support for a pace recovery of Sri Lanka from the economic crisis.
People of #India stands in solidarity with their brethren in #SriLanka. Deputy High Commissioner @VinodKJacob76 handed over dry rations worth SLR 80 million to the Department of Probations and Child Care Services on behalf of @ColomboExpats . (1/2) pic.twitter.com/MXxzcx0VsR
— India in Sri Lanka (@IndiainSL) July 16, 2022
On Saturday, the Indian Deputy High Commissioner in Columbo, Vinod K Jacob, handed over dry rations worth Sri Lankan Rupee (SLR) 80 million to the Department of Probations and Child Care Services. This initiative will aid the island nation in fighting the food crisis that is prevalent at present.
Humanitarian Aid
The Sri Lankan Power and Energy Minister, Kanchana Wijesekera, said, "We have made requests (for fuel) to different countries. So, any country that comes to help us, we appreciate that. Right now, the Indian Govt is the only country that has provided us with a credit line," reported Times Now.
He also added that they are in discussion with the Russian Govt, and initial meetings took place in Russia. They have also given our requirements & we are working on it. We are waiting to hear what sort of facility will be accommodated in Sri Lanka.
Under the current crisis, the island nation is facing an extreme shortage of cooking gas, fuel, medicine, and food items. After the Lankan economy toppled, India rushed with humanitarian aid in the form of several consignments containing fuel and food.
The Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has informed that India has assisted worth USD 3.8 billion to the crisis-hit nation to alleviate the severe crisis.
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