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Minister Devananda says Coast Guard will deploy more vessels to keep Indians out

More Coast Guard vessels would be deployed to intercept and search Indian fishermen who enter Sri Lankan territorial waters, Minister of Fisheries Douglas Devananda said yesterday. Minister Devananda said that the Navy was currently doing a great job of protecting the country from Indian fishermen. However, the smugglers and human traffickers operating out of India had increased and thus he asked the Coast Guard to provide more assistance, he said. “In recent weeks, the navy has increased patrols in the seas off Jaffna. This has curbed poaching. However, as COVId-19 spreads in India, there will be many more attempts to enter Sri Lanka. We have to be ready,.”

Was six-week delay in using Chinese vaccine deliberate asks State Minister

By Shamindra Ferdinando Urban Development, Coast Conservation, Waste Disposal and Community Cleanliness State Minister Dr Nalaka Godahewa yesterday (13) questioned the failure on their part to administer 600,000 Chinese Sinopharm vaccines while the ground situation deteriorated. Addressing the media at his ministry, Dr. Godahewa said that delaying the use of the stock donated by China was an unfortunate lapse. Sri Lanka received the stock on March 31 whereas the government finally gave the go ahead to use it only on May 8. Responding to media queries, Dr. Godahewa said that stakeholders had been engaged in a debate without using the available vaccines. The State Minister questioned the rationale in delaying tactics while asking whether the delay was deliberate.

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