A new consignment of rice donated by China arrived at the Colombo Port this morning (19).
The 1,000 metric tonne (100,000 packs) donation is to be distributed to schools islandwide.
According to the Chinese embassy, a total of 7000 MT (700,000 packs) aided rice have been handed over to Sri Lanka since June.
A new consignment of 1000 metric tonnes (100,000 packs) rice donated by #China to #SriLankan island-wide schools has arrived at Colombo Port this morning (19th) and will be distributed soon.
A total of 7000 MT (700,000 packs) 🇨🇳aided rice have been handed over to 🇱🇰 since June. pic.twitter.com/f4ecgws7cq