<p>India today provided equipment and vehicles worth USD 585,000 to a university in Sri Lanka's Tamil-dominated Jaffna city as part of its development partnership with the country in the field of higher education.<br /><br />The assistance package was given to develop agriculture as well as engineering faculty on the Killinochchi campus of University of Jaffna, Indian High Commission said in a statement.<br /><br />The material worth USD 585,000 (SLR 90 million) is part of the USD 3.9 million (SLR 600 million) development project to develop the agriculture and engineering departments of the university.<br /><br />"In addition to provision of equipment, vehicles, the Government of India will also provide support for curriculum development, faculty exchanges, training and research," the the statement said.<br /><br />"The project will benefit students pursuing professional courses in Agriculture and Engineering by providing them better facilities and improved learning environment," it added.<br /><br />India has also constructed a 200-bed hospital ward complex costing USD 13 lakh in Sri Lanka's Tamil-dominated former war zone of North.<br /><br />The project in the northern district of Vavuniya has been implemented under full grant assistance of the government of India.</p>
<p>India today provided equipment and vehicles worth USD 585,000 to a university in Sri Lanka's Tamil-dominated Jaffna city as part of its development partnership with the country in the field of higher education.<br /><br />The assistance package was given to develop agriculture as well as engineering faculty on the Killinochchi campus of University of Jaffna, Indian High Commission said in a statement.<br /><br />The material worth USD 585,000 (SLR 90 million) is part of the USD 3.9 million (SLR 600 million) development project to develop the agriculture and engineering departments of the university.<br /><br />"In addition to provision of equipment, vehicles, the Government of India will also provide support for curriculum development, faculty exchanges, training and research," the the statement said.<br /><br />"The project will benefit students pursuing professional courses in Agriculture and Engineering by providing them better facilities and improved learning environment," it added.<br /><br />India has also constructed a 200-bed hospital ward complex costing USD 13 lakh in Sri Lanka's Tamil-dominated former war zone of North.<br /><br />The project in the northern district of Vavuniya has been implemented under full grant assistance of the government of India.</p>