India hands over Rs. 5 million worth of relief goods for Lanka landslide victims

India's Assistant High Commissioner in Kandy A. Natarajan, has handed over Rs.5 million worth of relief goods to the Governor of Sri Lanka's Uva Province C. Nanda Mathew, as emergency humanitarian assistance for victims of the devastating October 29 landslide in the Haldummulla Division of Badulla District.

The relief material was handed over at the Governor's Office in Badulla, reports the Colombo Page web site.

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The relief goods have been identified in coordination with the Sri Lankan Government and procured locally in Sri Lanka.

The items include large and small generators, water pumps, tractor, chainsaws, concrete power saws, canvas water hose and aluminum cookware, among others.

In addition, the Government of India has also committed to construct houses in some landslide prone estates from where people have been evacuated, the Indian High Commission said in a release.