MRCC established under a USD 6 million grant from India will provide comprehensive maritime information from a large area of the Indian Ocean stretching from India to Indonesia, Australia and the Maldives.
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This handout photograph taken on June 20, 2024 and released by Sri Lanka's President Office shows Sri Lanka's President Ranil Wickremesinghe (R) and India's Foreign Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar shake hands at the President house in Colombo. Sri Lanka launched an upgraded naval monitoring centre on June 20, funded by its powerful neighbour India as New Delhi pushes to counter China's expanding regional influence. -- Photo: Sri Lankan President's Office / AFP
Malika Shahid
2024-06-25 09:31:50
Sri Lanka launched a Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) established under a USD 6 million grant from India, capable of monitoring the ocean territories of the Maldives, India, Indonesia, and Australia in addition to Sri Lanka.
MRCC, which will provide comprehensive maritime information from a large area of the Indian Ocean, was inaugurated on Thursday, according to a statement from the Sri Lankan President's Office.
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