India and Sri Lanka sign MoU for supply of single cabs for use in Police stations

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A Memorandum of Understanding (Mou) on ‘Supply of Single Cabs for use in Police Stations in Sri Lanka’, with grant assistance from Government of India to the tune of Rs. 300 million, was signed and exchanged by High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka Santosh Jha and Secretary, Ministry of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs D.W.R.B. Seneviratne yesterday.

The signing ceremony was also attended by Police Acting Inspector General Priyantha Weerasuriya as well as senior officials from Ministry of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs, Sri Lanka Police and Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development.

The project entails supply of at least 80 single cabs, spare parts and accessories to the police stations in Northern Province of Sri Lanka, which will address a vital requirement of Sri Lankan Police related to enhancing safety of the citizens and maintenance of law and order.

The High Commission said India’s people-centric development cooperation initiatives, based on the needs of the people of Sri Lanka and the priorities of the Government of Sri Lanka, are making a tangible difference to the daily lives of the people in all the 25 districts of the country across sectors such as housing, health, education, fisheries, transport, renewable energy, livelihood sustenance, agriculture, among many others.

 

 

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