India supplies dry ration packs to widows, needy households in Sri Lanka forward of Eid

Ahead of Eid, the Indian High Commission distributed dry ration packs to widows and different needy households in Sri Lanka’s Ampara district on Friday.

Ashok Kumar distributes dry ration packs to widows and different needy households (Pic credit- Twitter/@IndiainSL)

Complementing India’s people-centric initiatives in Sri Lanka via improvement cooperation partnership, the Indian High Commission right here distributed dry ration packs to widows and different needy households forward of Eid within the island nation’s jap Ampara district.

India is instantly reaching out to the needy sections of Sri Lanka and addressing their requirements via numerous humanitarian help programmes, the Indian mission right here stated in a press release.

Second Secretary Ashok Kumar distributed dry ration packs to widows and different needy households of Kalmunai in Ampara district on Wednesday, it stated.

The particular drive, held in collaboration with Young Women’s Muslim Association, was geared toward offering mandatory supplies to the beneficiaries forward of Eid-ul-Fitr competition, the assertion stated.

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Dr Rewant Vikram Singh, Director of Swami Vivekananda Cultural Center, had distributed dry rations to households of the congregation at St. Anne’s Church Weligampitiya on Easter Sunday on April 17.

Similar initiatives have been performed in six villages of Binigiriya in Kurunegala district and Madawewa and Kirimetiyawa villages within the sacred metropolis of Anuradhapura, forward of Avurudu.

The particular humanitarian drive was launched by High Commissioner Gopal Baglay in Jaffna on March 13.

Food and different important supplies have been handed over by the High Commissioner together with Minister of Fisheries Douglas Devananda to 600 fishermen and their households throughout the inauguration.

Subsequently, dry ration packs have been additionally distributed amongst fishermen in Mullativu, Kilinochchi and Mannar.

Assistant High Commission of India in Kandy, Consulate General of India in Jaffna and Consulate General of India in Hambantota have additionally been endeavor such initiatives to make a palpable affect on day by day lives of needy teams in Sri Lanka by offering meals and different items for day by day sustenance.

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