India to provide 100 more ambulances to Sri Lanka under Rs. 1.7 billion grant
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1 min readFrom 6 outlets- Daily Mirror and Newswire report the grant is Rs. 1,725.73 million.
- The ambulances are intended for Sri Lanka’s 1990 Suwa Seriya emergency service, according to Daily Mirror, Newswire and Hiru News.
- Ada Derana (தமிழ்) reports that the service has 319 ambulances and the new vehicles are expected to enter service next year.
- Newsfirst reports cabinet approval for an agreement to procure the vehicles, and describes an aging state health-service fleet.
Daily Mirror and Newswire report that India and Sri Lanka signed a memorandum under which India will provide Rs. 1,725.73 million for 100 additional ambulances for the 1990 Suwa Seriya service. Newswire and Newsfirst describe the vehicles as having full medical equipment. Hiru News and Ada Derana report India’s agreement to provide 100 new vehicles for the service.
Newsfirst reports that cabinet approval was given to make an agreement with India to obtain the ambulances, following India’s commitment of grant funding. The reports identify Suwa Seriya as the service that will receive the vehicles.
Ada Derana (தமிழ்) reports that the service currently has 319 ambulances and that the new vehicles are expected to start operating next year. Newsfirst reports that the state health service has 400 ambulances more than 20 years old, with around half having passed 25 years in use.
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NewswireEN
Harsha welcomes India’s Rs. 1.72 billion grant for 100 new Suwa Seriya ambulancesHiru NewsEN
India agrees to provide 100 new ambulances to 1990 Suwa Seriya serviceNewsfirstEN
Hundreds of New Ambulances to Replace Aging Fleet Across Sri LankaAda Derana (தமிழ்)TA
100 அம்பியுலன்ஸ் வண்டிகளை வழங்கும் இந்தியா
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- Ada Derana (தமிழ்) · சுகாதார அமைச்சுக்கு 120 மில்லியன் பெறுமதியான லேப்ராஸ்கோபி இயந்திரங்கள் அன்பளிப்பு
- Daily Mirror · Cabinet approves purchase of 200 single-cab trucks for Police
- Newswire · India to provide 430 free electric motorbikes worth Rs 265 mn to Sri Lanka Fisheries officers
- Newswire · Sri Lanka to receive 47 new ambulances with ADB assistance
- Ada Derana · India to provide grant for 100 new ambulances to 1990 Suwa Seriya service