Indian and Sri Lankan officials have reviewed the construction progress of the Surgical Unit at the Teaching Hospital in Batticaloa today, the Indian High Commission said. The Project Steering Committee meeting on construction of the Surgical Unit was chaired by Indian Deputy High Commissioner Vinod K Jacob and was held in Colombo. The meeting was conducted by Head of the Development Cooperation Wing of the Indian High Commission, Eldos Mathew Punnoose, First Secretary. Other participants included representatives from the Ministry of Health, Batticaloa Teaching Hospital, representatives of Malwatte Construction, Contractor of the Project and CECB, Consultant appointed for the project. The project is in continuation of Government of India’s people-oriented development cooperation partnership with Government of Sri Lanka, the High Commission said.

Source: The Nation March 16, 2021 13:05 UTC