{"id":42940,"date":"2012-05-27T14:04:56","date_gmt":"2012-05-27T14:04:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=42940"},"modified":"2012-05-27T14:04:56","modified_gmt":"2012-05-27T14:04:56","slug":"india-reviews-rehabilitation-work-in-war-hit-areas-in-sri-lanka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/india-reviews-rehabilitation-work-in-war-hit-areas-in-sri-lanka\/","title":{"rendered":"India Reviews Rehabilitation Work In War-Hit Areas In Sri Lanka"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By DNA India &#8211;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Ashok K Kantha has visited the stronghold of former Tamil Tigers in the eastern province to understand the ground situation there and review the ongoing rehabilitation work undertaken by New Delhi.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_42941\" style=\"width: 308px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/india-reviews-rehabilitation-work-in-war-hit-areas-in-sri-lanka\/indian-high-commissioner-to-sri-lanka-ashok-k-kantha\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-42941\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42941\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-42941\" title=\"Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Ashok K Kantha\" src=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Indian-High-Commissioner-to-Sri-Lanka-Ashok-K-Kantha-298x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"298\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Indian-High-Commissioner-to-Sri-Lanka-Ashok-K-Kantha-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Indian-High-Commissioner-to-Sri-Lanka-Ashok-K-Kantha-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Indian-High-Commissioner-to-Sri-Lanka-Ashok-K-Kantha-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Indian-High-Commissioner-to-Sri-Lanka-Ashok-K-Kantha.jpg 312w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-42941\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Ashok K Kantha<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;High Commissioner reviewed projects of Indian assistance currently being undertaken in the province. He also held wide ranging discussions with various stakeholders to assess the impact of these projects on the ground and understand local priorities and requirements in order to further expand India\u2019s development assistance,&#8221; said a statement released by the High Commission here.<\/p>\n<p>The High Commissioner inaugurated a Vocational Training Centre set up with Indian assistance of 76 million Lankan rupees in the Batticaloa district. 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