The first lot of 10 train compartments out of 160 stainless steel passenger coaches supplied by RITES Ltd. to Sri Lanka Railways was delivered in Colombo yesterday, the Indian High Commission said today. An agreement in this was signed between RITES Ltd. and Sri Lanka Railways in September 2019. “These passenger coaches have been custom made and built as per the requirements of Sri Lanka Railways. “They resemble the 78 state-of-the-art Diesel Multiple Unit trainset coaches which are currently operational in Sri Lanka Railways. India’s overall development assistance to Sri Lanka stands at close to USD 3.5 billion,” the High Commission said.

Source: The Nation March 10, 2021 11:26 UTC