MoUs between India, Sri Lanka
1. MoU for Housing Project
An MoU specifying the modalities for the next phase of the Housing
Project being implemented with India's assistance of approximately US
Dollars 260 million was signed by S.M. Krishna, External Affairs
Minister of India and Prof. G.L. Peiris, External Affairs Minister of
Sri Lanka. The MoU involves the construction of 49,000 houses, out of a
total of 50,000 houses and includes inter alia reconstruction of 38,000
houses, repairs of 5,000 houses under the owner-driven model for IDPs,
and construction of 6,000 houses by agencies for vulnerable sections of
IDPs who are unable to build their own houses. A pilot project for
construction of first 1,000 houses is already in an advance stage of
completion.
2. Line of Credit of US dollars 382.37 million for the restoration of
Northern Railway Services.
Line of Credit Agreement of US dollars 382.37 million for the
restoration of Northern Railway Services was signed by T.C.A.
Ranganathan, Chairman and Managing Director, EXIM Bank of India and Dr.
P.B. Jayasundera, Secretary, Ministry of Finance and Planning,
Government of Sri Lanka. The Line of Credit will be used for track
laying on the Pallai-Kankesanthurai railway line, setting up of
signaling and telecommunications systems for the Northern railway line
and other projects as may be mutually agreed by the Governments of India
and Sri Lanka.
3. Buyer's Credit Agreement for US dollars 60.69 million between EXIM
Bank of India and government of Sri Lanka
Buyer's Credit Agreement for US dollars 60.69 milllion was signed by
T.C.A. Ranganathan, Chairman and Managing Director , EXIM Bank of India
and Dr. P.B. Jayasundera, Secretary, Ministry of Finance and Planning,
Government of Sri Lanka for financing Greater Dambulla Water Supply
Project for supply, erection and commissioning of water treatment plant
and distribution across Dambulla region in Sri Lanka.
4. MoU on cooperation in field of agriculture.
An MoU on cooperation in the field of agriculture was signed by Ashok
K. Kantha, High Commissioner of India and W. Sakalasooriya, Secretary,
Ministry of Agriculture, Government of Sri Lanka. Under the MoU, both
sides shall promote development of cooperation in the fields of
agricultural science and technology, agricultural production and
agro-processing through joint activities, programmes, exchange of
scientific materials, information and personnel. The cooperation will be
effected through biennial work Plans and joint activities.
5. MoU between Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) and
Telecommunication Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL)
An MoU was signed by Dr. J.S. Sarma, Chairman, Telecom Regulatory
Authority of India (TRAI) and Anusha Palpita, Director General,
Telecommunication Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL). The MoU
provides for establishing a mechanism of technical and institutional
cooperation in the field of telecommunications, with the purpose of
development of telecommunications in both the countries particularly in
the areas of technological developments, universal access to
telecommunication services, oversight of service provision, convergence,
next generation networks, new technologies, spectrum issues, green
telecom, number portability, economic regulation, ICTs for development
and other issues as may be mutually agreed.
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