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On Saturday, Sri Lanka got another 40,000 metric tonnes of fuel from India as part of a credit line facility for the island nation, which is suffering from its worst economic crisis in decades.

This month, India extended a $500 million credit line to Sri Lanka to help the government pay for imports after its foreign exchange reserves plummeted in recent months, causing a currency depreciation and spiralling inflation.

"Diesel is being pumped into #SriLanka!!! Today, another 40,000 MT of fuel under the credit line from #India arrived in #Colombo "On Twitter, India's High Commission stated.

According to the Indian embassy in Colombo, an Indian ship carrying critical relief supplies such as food, pharmaceuticals, and milk powder for the people of crisis-hit Sri Lanka is expected to arrive on Sunday.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin dispatched the first ship carrying relief supplies to Sri Lanka from Chennai on Wednesday.

The first cargo includes 9,000 metric tonnes (MT) of grains, 200 MT of milk powder, and 24 MT of life-saving pharmaceuticals worth Rs 45 crore.

"#Indians supporting their Sri Lankan brothers and sisters. On Sunday, rice, milk powder, and medications costing more than SLR 2 billion (USD 5.6 million) are expected to arrive in #Colombo "The Indian mission issued a tweet.

In the presence of his cabinet colleagues and key officials, Chief Minister Stalin flagged off the relief shipment from the Chennai Port.