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India to supply 430 electric motorbikes to Sri Lanka

Press Trust of India

India will supply 430 Electric Motorbikes to field officers of Sri Lanka’s various institutions, including the fisheries sector, the Indian mission in Colombo said on Friday. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in this regard was signed by the High Commissioner of India, Santosh Jha, and the Secretary to the Ministry of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources, BK Kolita Kamal Jinadasa. Sri Lanka’s Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources, Ramalingam Chandrasekar, was also present on the occasion. “Under the MoU, and upon the request of the Government of Sri Lanka, the Government of India will provide grant assistance of SLR 265 million to supply electric motorbikes to field officers of various institutions, including the Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, National Aquaculture Development Authority of Sri Lanka and National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency,” the mission said.