Colombo: 40,000 tons of diesel at a time when Sri Lanka is facing the worst crisis in history without diesel India Sent. This diesel is present Sri Lanka The government has said that the distribution will start in the evening as soon as it arrives.
After the corona epidemic Sri Lanka Is facing large-scale economic impacts. Foreign exchange inflows to Sri Lanka have been severely affected. Sri Lanka’s currency has largely devalued.
Thus there is a severe fuel shortage. Due to lack of money to buy coal, power cuts are in effect in Sri Lanka for 12 hours daily. Petrol and diesel prices have risen to an all-time high.
Diesel and petrol prices have risen sharply and are not available. There is a dilemma of waiting in long queues to get petrol and diesel for vehicles. In an environment where diesel money cannot be paid Sri Lanka Is.
As a result, boards were started at petrol stations 2 days ago as there was no sale of diesel. Diesel vehicles are all paralyzed. Stock up on diesel for major crisis Sri Lanka Has become. A state of emergency has been declared to suppress the struggle.
To Sri Lanka in this dire situation India Provided 40,000 tons of diesel. Do this Sri Lanka Sumit Wijesinghe, chairman of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation, confirmed. India The dispatched diesel arrived in Sri Lanka this morning. This is a great consolation to Sri Lanka which has been affected by the crisis.
Steps have been taken to start diesel distribution from this evening. Diesel as part of $ 500 million in fuel aid to Sri Lanka, which is struggling to cope with the worst crisis in years India Sent.
Not only this but also to send 40 thousand tons of rice India Action is being taken. Last month the two countries signed a $ 1 billion loan agreement. Submit material help following this India Action is being taken. Thereby doubling the price of goods Sri Lanka The government can reduce.
PV Krishna Rao, Managing Director, Pattabhi Agro Foods, said, “We are the first to load containers for immediate export of rice and shipping will begin in a few days.”
Indian and Sri Lanka Under a loan facility agreement made between governments Sri Lanka To the state-owned enterprise India Provides rice.