Drug trafficking is affecting both Sri Lanka and Tamil Nadu across the Palk Strait, leading India to seek Sri Lanka's cooperation on the matter.
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Updated Sep 1
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What happened
Drug trafficking is affecting both Sri Lanka and Tamil Nadu across the Palk Strait, leading India to seek Sri Lanka's cooperation on the matter.
Who's involved
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The entities involved
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Sri Lanka
island country in South Asia
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Tamil Nadu
state of India
- The Salem City Municipal Corporation is managing the local body's water supply infrastructure and has been contracted for a 25-year revamp.
- The government of Tamil Nadu is facing operational challenges in its core utility sector, including outsourcing essential functions to private agencies and failing to fill over 8,000 vacant meter reader posts.
Related events
- Agencies in Sri Lanka, including the Narcotics Control Bureau, are holding talks in Colombo to strengthen cooperation against drug trafficking.
- Narcotics smuggling operation linked to international transit involving Madagascar and Sri Lanka.
- The Colombo Port of Sri Lanka is now being utilized as an international hub for the transit of illicit drugs.
- Illegal drugs are originating in Afghanistan and Pakistan, leading to a US-Sri Lanka anti-narcotics partnership.
- A drug baron fled Sri Lanka to expand his drug network, utilizing local contacts and distribution frameworks.