Over 200 people have been arrested in Sri Lanka on various charges including violation of curfew, attacking the public and causing damages to public and private properties since Monday as the authorities try to bring order back to the Island nation hit by a streak of violence amid the ongoing economic crisis.
Amid the worst economic crisis in Sri Lanka, India took another initiative to extend support and supplied 12 shipments and over 400,000 Metric Tones (MT) of fuel to the island nation.The High Commission of India in Sri Lanka took to its Twitter handle to make the announcement of the consignment.n12 shipments and more than 400,000 MT of fuel!! Latest consignment of #Diesel from #India under the credit line for fuel was delivered in #Colombo by Torm Helvig, the High Commission of India in Colombo tweeted. Also,Ā Tamilnadu Health Minister Ma Subramanian said as many as 137 types of medical supplies worth Rs 28 cr will be sent to Sri Lanka in a couple of days. Subramanian and Health secretary Radhakrishnan inspected the medical supplies sent to Sri Lanka.
Meanwhile,Ā Sri Lanka’s newly-appointed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe held discussions with representatives of the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank on the current economic crisis in the country,
Tourism industry in Sri Lanka is severely affected as the country is gripped by a severe economic crisis.Hotels are empty, and beaches are deserted in Colombo. Sri Lanka is facing its worst economic crisis since independence with food and fuel shortages, soaring prices and power cuts affecting a large number of the citizens, resulting in massive protests over the government’s handling of the situation.