India supplies rice, diesel to Sri Lanka as crisis-hit country declares nationwide public emergency
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India handed over a consignment of 40,000 MT of diesel under Indian assistance through the Line of Credit of USD 500 million.
Colombo: India delivered 40,000 MT of diesel to Sri Lanka on Saturday (April 2, 2022) to help ease the power crisis in the island country. This was India’s fourth consignment of fuel delivered to Sri Lanka under the LoC.
India has also extended a part of the US 500 million oil line of credit (LoC) to Sri Lanka. India has supplied around 200,000 MT of fuel to the island nation over the last 50 days.
"More fuel supplies delivered by #India to #SriLanka! A consignment of 40,000 MT of diesel under #Indian assistance through Line of Credit of $500 mn was handed over by High Commissioner to Hon`ble Energy Minister Gamini Lokuge in #Colombo today," tweeted India High Commission in Colombo (sic).
Meanwhile, according to an internet observatory, the Sri Lanka government imposed a nationwide social media blackout after midnight on Sunday (April 3, 2022). Some two dozen social media platforms were affected including Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, YouTube, Snapchat, TikTok, and Instagram.
"Confirmed: Real-time network data show Sri Lanka has imposed a nationwide social media blackout, restricting access to platforms including Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp, YouTube, and Instagram as emergency is declared amid widespread protests," NetBlocks tweeted.
