40,000 metric tons of petrol from India to Colombo

Delivering on India’s commitment to the people of Sri Lanka, close to 40,000 MT of petrol reached Colombo today (04), the Indian High Commission in Colombo said.

With this Sri Lanka has received around 440,000 MT of various types of fuel from India with more to follow, the Indian High Commission said in a twitter message.

India’s economic assistance to Sri Lanka which stands at more than USD 3 billion in 2022 has been instrumental in addressing diverse needs of the Government and people of Sri Lanka, the Indian High Commission had said in a statement yesterday.

It said that the commodities to be supplied from India under this concessional credit line are finalized by the Government of Sri Lanka. Close to 400,000 MT of fuel have been delivered under this credit line till date and more consignments will arrive soon, the mission said.