India's High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Santosh Jha, met Sri Lanka's Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation, K.D. Lal Kantha, on Saturday, October 24, for a conversation on politics, agricultural innovation and international geopolitical developments, the envoy said.

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“Pleasure to meet K.D. Lal Kantha, Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation for a conversation on politics, agricultural innovation and international geopolitical developments,” Jha posted on X. He also met the leadership of Sri Lanka's Women's Chamber of Industry and Commerce (WCIC), led by its Chairperson Gayani De Alwis, and described women's entrepreneurship as an essential pillar of economic growth for both countries.

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On Friday, Jha inaugurated 'Didula', the 22nd Model Village built with Indian grant assistance, in Galle district, alongside Sri Lanka's Minister of Housing, Construction and Water Supply, Sushil Ranasinghe. The village provides homes to 24 families.

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“Supported by Indian grant assistance, houses under Model Village Housing Project are being constructed across all 25 districts of Sri Lanka reflecting the strength of India-Sri Lanka friendship in transforming lives at the grassroots level,” Jha posted on X.

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Also on Friday, Jha took part in the launch of Project SAMHiTA at Colombo's Gangaramaya Temple, an initiative implemented by the India International Centre in New Delhi with Indian government grant support to digitise 100 ancient palm-leaf manuscripts, Nation Press reported. Earlier this month, the envoy handed over a 3-tonne consignment of anti-tuberculosis medicines to Sri Lanka's Health Minister Nalinda Jayatissa, Nation Press reported.

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Sources: IANS, October 24, 2026; IANS via hi INDiA, October 24, 2026; and Nation Press, October 24, 2026.

Source: IANS