COLOMBO, SRI LANKA, October 17, 2011 (zeenews.india.com): India agreed Sunday to provide nearly USD 3 million to help restore the Thirukatheeswaram temple.
This temple, located in the northeastern district of Mannar, is one of the holiest Hindu shrines in Sri Lanka and an important symbol of the island’s Tamil cultural heritage.
A memorandum of understanding was signed between India and Sri Lanka today under which New Delhi would provide assistance worth 326 million Lankan rupees. Indian officials said the temple’s restoration was one of the many projects undertaken by the Indian government to restore normalcy in the former conflict zones.
The restoration work is to be undertaken with the assistance of Archaeological Survey of India and the College of Architecture and Sculpture, Indian High Commission said in a statement here.