India Sends 76,000 Tonnes Fuel To Sri Lanka under credit line

India has sent one consignment each of 36,000 MT petrol and 40,000 MT diesel to Sri Lanka in the last 24 hours on Wednesday, 6 April to ease the economic crisis in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka is facing the worst economic crisis in decades.

The High Commission of India in Colombo said that a total supply of various types of fuel under Indian assistance now stands at more than 270,000 MT. Last week India already supplied 40,000 tonnes of diesel under a $1 billion credit line given to Sri Lanka.

“Indian credit line for fuel at work!!! One consignment each of 36,000 MT petrol and 40,000 MT diesel was delivered to Sri Lanka in the last 24 hours. Total supply of various types of fuel under Indian assistance now stands at more than 270,000 MT,” wrote the High Commission of India in Sri Lanka in their official Twitter handle.