<span style="color: #222222;">A meeting of the Project Steering Committee on the construction of sanitation units in Batticaloa District of Sri Lanka was held on Monday. India's Deputy High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Vinod Jacob and Sri Lanka's Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, Gunadasa Samarasinghe, co-chaired the Meeting. The meeting aimed to expedite the construction of over a thousand sanitation units in the district.<br />''</span><br />''The project, undertaken under an India grant, focuses on improving public health conditions in the region. It highlights India's commitment to implementing human-centric projects in Sri Lanka's Eastern Province. India's development assistance to Sri Lanka has exceeded USD 5 billion so far, with approximately USD 600 million in grants.<br />''<br />'' Across the country's 25 districts, 65 grant projects have already been completed, while more than 20 projects are currently under implementation.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">The Indian Housing Project and the 1990 Suwaseriya ambulance service are prominent examples of flagship grant projects carried out by India in Sri Lanka. This ongoing support reinforces the strong bilateral relationship between the two nations.</span>