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Tendu leaves recoveries galore in past few days
The Navy recovered over 552kg (wet weight) of smuggled Tendu leaves on the Uchchamunai beach in Kalpitiya, north of Mannar, in the beach areas of Urimunai and Velliyal belonging to the Delft Island and in the Kondachchikuda beach of Silawathura on Sunday and Tuesday.
The SLNS Vijaya in the Northwestern Naval Command recovered the tendu leaves in two sacks that had washed ashore at Uchchamunai beach on Sunday.
In another search operation in the sea area off Mannar on Tuesday, SLNS Thammanna in the North Central Naval Command found a parcel of Tendu leaves, weighing about 40kg (wet weight), adrift in waters.
SLNS Wasaba in the Northern Naval Command found 12 parcels washed ashore at Urimunai and Velliyal beaches of the Delft Island.
The consignment of Tendu leaves stuffed in those parcels weighed about 436kg and 700g (wet weight). In addition, SLNS Therapuththa in the Northwestern Naval Command retrieved a parcel of Tendu leaves, weighing about 31kg and 200g (wet weight), adrift in Kondachchikuda beach area. Thus, these operations led to the apprehension of about 552kg and 700g (wet weight) of smuggled Tendu leaves in total.
The consignment of Tendu leaves held in these separate operations has been kept in the safe custody of the Navy, until it is handed over to authorities for onward legal action.
Following the conclusion of bilateral discussions between President Anura Kumara Disanayake and Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, official-level talks between the delegations of Sri Lanka and India commenced this morning (05) at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo.
Representing the Government of Sri Lanka were Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism, Vijitha Herath; Minister of Labour and Deputy Minister of Economic Development, Anil Jayantha; Secretary to the President Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake; Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Dr. P. Nandalal Weerasinghe, along with other senior officials.
The Indian delegation included Minister of External Affairs Dr. S. Jaishankar, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and His Excellency Santosh Jha, High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka, along with several other senior officials of the Government of India.
Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, who arrived in Sri Lanka on the invitation of President Anura Kumara Disanayake on Friday [04] night, visited the Presidential Secretariat this morning (05).
The Indian Prime Minister was warmly welcomed by President Anura Kumara Disanayake upon his arrival at the Presidential Secretariat.
Prime Minister Modi is currently on a state visit to Sri Lanka, reaffirming the theme “Friendship of Centuries — Commitment to a Prosperous Future” which symbolises the longstanding ties between Sri Lanka and India. The Indian Premier is scheduled to remain in the country until tomorrow (06).
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The official welcoming ceremony for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was held this morning (05) at the Independence Square in Colombo.
On arrival at the Independence Square the Indian Prime Minister was warmly welcomed by President Anura Kumara Disanayake.
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