COLOMBO, Nov 13: India has agreed to extend grant assistance of LKR 225 million to Sri Lanka towards rehabilitation and reconstruction after last year's Cyclone Ditwah, the Indian High Commission here said on Friday.
The announcement came after a bilateral meeting between visiting Health Minister J P Nadda and his Sri Lankan counterpart Nalinda Jayathissa.
At least 50 medical kiosks and health ATMs are to be supplied from the grant assistance.
"The Medical Kiosks/Health ATMs are expected to strengthen primary healthcare services by improving access to essential diagnostic facilities, particularly in rural and underserved areas," the High Commission said.
"They will also facilitate early detection of illnesses and reduce the burden on public hospitals," it added.
India on Wednesday signed a pact with Sri Lanka to supply 100 additional ambulances to the island nation's emergency service with grant assistance of USD 5.28 million, the Indian mission here said.
Nadda arrived in Sri Lanka on Tuesday to attended the first BIMSTEC Health Ministers' Meeting in Colombo on Wednesday,
BIMSTEC, the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation, is a regional grouping of seven countries -- Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Thailand.
Cyclone Ditwah, which made landfall in Sri Lanka on November 28, 2025, killed more than 600 people and affected more than 2.2 million people.
It triggered catastrophic flooding and landslides across all 25 districts of the country. (PTI)
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