India today stepped up relief package for the benefit of the war displaced Tamil civilians in Northern Sri Lanka by announcing a second consignment of 2600 MT of Galvanized Corrugated Sheets worth 2.65 million USD.<br/>In a statement here, the Indian Mission said that the objective behind the latest package is to boost efforts for early resettlement. It was further disclosed that to accelerate the de mining operations, two more teams are on the way to northern Sri Lanka, in addition to the earlier four de mining teams deployed.<br/>India has also agreed to a further grant of 50,000 individual packets of agricultural implements for distribution among IDPs in the North consisting of basic digging implements to help in the resettlement process and contribute to revival of agriculture. <br/>India also conveyed its decision to Colombo to offer a supplementary line of credit of 67.4 million USD for the rehabilitation of the Colombo-Matara Railway Line in the Southern Province. <br/>Meanwhile, Sri Lankan Cabinet today approved a policy to consider Nuclear Power as an option for meeting the future energy demand of the island nation in cooperation with the Republic of Korea.<br/>
News On AIR | November 5, 2009 8:43 PM
India dispatches relief material for Tamil refugees in Lanka