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Chinese Government provides security equipment worth 765 million LKR to Sri Lanka

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$4,463,402
Commitment Year•2019Country of Activity•Sri LankaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Sri LankaSector•Trade Policies And RegulationsFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Sep 27, 2019
Start (actual)
Sep 27, 2019
End (actual)
Sep 27, 2019

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The donation ceremony occurred at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo. More detailed locational information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/196803023

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

  • Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Sri Lanka

Loan desecription

Chinese Government provides security equipment worth 765 million LKR to Sri Lanka

Narrative

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Project narrative

On September 27, 2019, the Chinese government handed over security equipment to the Sri Lankan government at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo. The equipment is worth LKR 765 million and includes 500 hand-held metal detectors, 25 walk-through safety inspection gates, 50 x-ray security inspection systems, 25 hand-held vehicle scanners, 3 explosive detectors (range of 3km), and 3 narcotics trace detectors. A technical team will also be sent to Sri Lanka for installation and training. Following the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks on April 21, 2019, the Chinese Government provided various donations to the Government of Sri Lanka: 1) 10 police vehicles on May 8, 2019 (Record ID#71784) 2) 100 jeeps worth LKR 1.5 billion on May 14, 2019 (Record ID#91210) 3) LKR 2.6 billion grant on May 14, 2019 (Record ID#88611) 4) X-rays and metal detectors worth LKR 60 million on June 19, 2019 (Record ID#88629) 5) Security equipment work LKR 765 million on September 27, 2019 (Record ID#88635) 6) Police equipment worth unknown amount on December 5, 2019 (Record ID#71776)