Government of India, as part of its humanitarian and outreach efforts in its neighbourhood to combat COVID-19 sent a consignment of essential medicines weighing 12.5 tonnes on Friday to Sri Lanka.
This is the fourth such consignment sent to the country.
Gopal Baglay, the High Commissioner designate of India to Sri Lanka travelled on the same flight and will take charge as per the health protocol, the Indian High Commission in Colombo said.
On arrival, Mr. Baglay extended his greetings to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa over telephone.
Mr. Baglay is the successor to Ambassador Taranjit Singh who was posted to Washington earlier this year.