COLOMBO, Aug. 4 -- India on Tuesday (4) handed over 500 litres of Technical Malathion to Sri Lanka to support the country's efforts to combat the ongoing dengue outbreak.

The consignment was formally handed over by Indian High Commissioner Santosh Jha to Minister of Health and Mass Media Dr Nalinda Jayatissa.

The donation was made by the Government of India in response to a request from the Sri Lankan government and was supplied by Indian company UPL Limited. The shipment arrived in Colombo within two weeks of the request.

Sri Lanka has reported around 86,000 dengue cases so far in 2026, with the Western Province among the worst-affected regions. Health authorities said the Technical Malathion will support the large-scale fogging and s...