Humanitarian assistance from Tamil Nadu reaches Hatton
Humanitarian assistance from Tamil Nadu reached Hatton through Colombo by train today.
The assistance, which comprises of rice, was to be distributed among over 23,000 families in parts of the Nuwara Eliya District.
Humanitarian assistance worth over Rs 2 billion arrived in Sri Lanka from India recently.
The consignment consists of 9,000 MT of rice, 50 MT of milk powder and more than 25 MT of drugs and other medical supplies.
The consignment was flagged off from Chennai port by Thiru M.K Stalin, Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu on 18 May 2022. This is also the first consignment under a larger USD 16 million commitment of 40,000 MT of rice, 500 MT of milk powder and medicines by Government of Tamil Nadu.
The materials are to be distributed among vulnerable and needy sections in various parts of Sri Lanka including in the Northern, Eastern, Central and Western Provinces. (Colombo Gazette)
