India gifts over 1,200 computers to Lankan schools

Colombo, Sep 25 (PTI) India has gifted over 1,200
computers to 250 schools in Sri Lanka's Eastern Province under
its ongoing assistance programme.
At a ceremony held in Trincomalee, Indian High
Commissioner to Sri Lanka Ashok K Kantha gifted 1,260
computers and 218 laser printers for use in schools in the
province worth Lankan Rs 160 million.
"The main focus of the Indian assistance in eastern
province was improving connectivity, education and capacity
building," the Indian High Commissioner said in a statement.
India has already helped the eastern province by
providing a rail bus link between Batticaloa and Trincomalee.
Some 20 buses were also gifted to the state transport
entity. In the power sector, India has extended credit line
worth USD 200 million towards the coal power plant in Sampur.