More Indian aid for Sri Lanka

Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao Monday said New Delhi would continue to give financial aid to Sri Lanka for rehabilitation and reconstruction of the Northern areas. “Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh announced an assistance package of Rupees 500 crores for the rehabilitation and resettlement of the North last year,” said Rao, delivering the inaugural address at a two-day seminar on Sri Lanka in New Delhi.

“We have in addition extended the lines of credit worth 416 million dollars for the restoration of railway infrastructure and other infrastructure projects in Northern Sri Lanka.

Another 382 million dollars are in the pipeline,” she added.

“The end of military conflict in Sri Lanka has presented the country with many challenges, and we should not underestimate any of these challenges,” she said. ANI