The inaugural function was held in Jaffna of the Northern Province, in the presence of Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and several other dignitaries.
Key Highlights
• The service was earlier introduced in two provinces of Sri Lanka with grant assistance from India and it will now be expanded to the remaining seven provinces.
• In total, India has given a grant of $22.8 million- $7.6 million for the first phase and $15.2 million for the country-wide expansion.
• Under the first phase, 88 ambulances were purchased for the two provinces while another 209 ambulances will be provided to cover all districts in the country.
• This is the largest Indian grant project in Sri Lanka after Indian housing project.
• Besides providing ambulances, the grant covers training of manpower in India and meeting operational costs for one year.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched a countryw ..
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