India, Sri Lanka commission maritime rescue centre to boost security ties

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar unveiled the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) in Sri Lanka under a $6 million grant from India to boost maritime security in India's southern neighbourhood. They also inaugurated 106 houses in Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, and Matale under the Indian Housing Project.