Sri Lanka, Nov. 10 -- The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a proposal to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of India to obtain a financial grant for the procurement of 100 new fully equipped medical ambulances for Sri Lanka's 1990 Suwa Seriya National Emergency Ambulance Service.Sri Lanka travel

The Government of India has agreed to provide the grant following a special request made by the Government of Sri Lanka to strengthen the ambulance fleet and address the increasing number of mechanical breakdowns.

The 1990 Suwa Seriya National Emergency Ambulance Service was launched in 2016 with financial assistance from the Government of India and was expanded island-wide in 2018. It provides a free, 24-hour emergenc...