Sri Lanka entered into a MoU with India for the setting up of MRCC on March 28, 2022, just three days before an externally-backed violent protest campaign was launched with the first demonstration at Pangiriwatte, Mirihana, outside President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s private residence. That agreement had been signed between Sri Lanka and Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), Bangalore. The following is the relevant section from the factsheet released by the Indian High Commission on June 20 along with the press release on Dr.
Jaishankar’s visit: “The project envisaged expanding the MRCC at Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) Headquarters in Colombo with Maritime Rescue Sub Centre (MRSC) in Hambantota, as well as unmanned installations at seven sub stations at Galle, Arugam Bay, Batticaloa, Trincomalee, Kallarawa, Point Pedro and Mollikulam. All these substations are networked to both the centres using leased lines for remote operation and monitoring of radio sets. The HF transmitters are installed in Welisara and Hambantota.
By Shamindra Ferdinando With the world on a catastrophic path, mainly due to the US’ machinations, whether it be in Ukraine, Palestine or Taiwan, to mould the world solely to its own wishes, Sri Lanka’s dependence on global and regional powers ironically, too, is rapidly growing. Having bankrupted the country, the continuing utterly irresponsible political leadership is unable to even meet the basic requirements of the war-winning heroic armed forces. The situation is .