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Indian medical team to arrive on Monday

COLOMBO: A medical team from India will arrive here on Monday to provide emergency care to civilians displaced by the fighting between security forces and LTTE in the north.

India is sending the team based on an agreement made during the recent visit of the Foreign Secretary, Shiv Shankar Menon, to participate in the SAARC Standing Committee meeting.

The Indian High Commission here said the team would establish an emergency medical unit, including a hospital at Pulmodai in the eastern district of Trincomalee, to supplement the existing medical facilities in that area.

“In addition, a consignment of urgently needed medicines and other supplies worth approximately Sri Lankan Rs.70 million will also be brought by the team and handed over to the Health Ministry,” it said.

Separately, the military said troops were hunting LTTE infiltrators who made a desperate attempt to breach the security force defences during the early hours on Friday. The Defence Ministry said the LTTE cadre attempted to breach the defences of the security forces south of Chalai.

It said the LTTE cadre were led by “top level” commanders Swarnam and Loreance in the “failed attempt” and lost over 35 cadre.

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