India hands over medicines
In keeping with its commitments to assist the people affected by the
conflict in northern Sri Lanka, the Government of India yesterday began
the task of handing over the full consignment of medicines that it had
earlier announced as forming a part of its package of assistance.
A portion of the consignment was handed over at the Ministry of
Health last morning by the Deputy High Commissioner of India Vikram
Misri to the Minister of Healthcare and Nutrition Nimal Siripala de
Silva.
The entire consignment, valued at approximately SLR 20 million, will
be handed over to Sri Lankan authorities by the end of this week.
The Government of India hopes that this modest donation will go some
way towards ameliorating the suffering of the people affected by the
ongoing conflict. |