Sri Lanka, Feb. 5 -- As part of ongoing reconstruction efforts following Cyclone Ditwah, India has dispatched a consignment of 10 Bailey Bridges to Sri Lanka to support the restoration of critical connectivity infrastructure in affected areas.

The shipment arrived in Colombo from Visakhapatnam onboard INS Gharial, and the Acting High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka, Dr. Satyanjal Pandey, formally handed over the consignment to Deputy Minister of Ports and Civil Aviation, Janitha Ruwan Kodithuwakku, at a ceremony held on February 05.

The 10 additional Bailey Bridges have been supplied as part of India's grant assistance of USD 5 million for post-Cyclone Ditwah reconstruction, further strengthening critical connectivity infrastructure ...