COLOMBO (News 1st); The High Commission of India in Colombo Tweeted that it handed over 3.3 tonnes of medical supplies to Sri Lanka on Friday (3)

According to the Tweet, India’s External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar was apprised in March of the shortages of medicines faced by the 1990 Suwa Seriya service, and hence the supplies have been handed over in order to help the vital lifeline run smoothly.

The Tweet goes on to say:

“This is part of over 370 million Rupees worth of medical aid delivered from India in the last two months. Happy to have supported the Service since its beginning with gifts of ambulances from India.”

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