The presentation of these ambulances took place under the patronage of Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Y.K. Sinha at the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute. These ambulances were handed over to Prime Minister’s Secretary Saman Ekanayake.

The gifting of the ambulances took place in response to a request made by Sri Lanka to Prime Minister Narendra Modi when he was on a visit to Sri Lanka. The ambulance service will initially be operative in Colombo and the Southern Province.

The Government plans to operate this service in other areas too in the future. Action was initiated to impart training to employees who will be engaged in the ambulance service. Present at the ceremony to hand over the ambulances was a group including Health Services Director General Dr. Palitha Mahipala.