The High Commissioner of India, Ashok K. Kantha, donated over 175 fishing boats fishing equipment to over 350 IDPs on Sunday, during a visit to Mannar.
Addressing those present, Kantha said that India was also working towards building up a fishnet factory in Gurunagar, Jaffna, through the supply of 152 million rupees worth of equipment.
Dr Rajitha Senaratne - Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, and Rishad Bathiyutheen - Minister of Industries and Commerce, were present at the event.
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