India gives 21,000 tones of urea to Sri Lanka

INDIA on Monday (22) handed over 21,000 tones of fertilizer to Sri Lanka under a special support program which will help farmers in this country and help bolster bilateral cooperation for food security, the second such assistance in recent months to the crisis-hit island nation.

‘Adding to the fragrance of friendship and cooperation. High Commissioner (Gopal Baglay) formally handed over 21,000 tonnes of fertiliser supplied under India's special support to the people of Sri Lanka,' the Indian high commission in the island-nation said in a tweet.

This follows 44,000 tonnes supplied last month under Indian support totalling about $4 billion (£3.3 billion) in 2022,‘ it said.

‘The fertiliser will contribute to food security and support the farmers of Sri Lanka. It demonstrates benefits to the people from close ties with #India and mutual trust and goodwill between #India and #lanka,' the mission tweeted.