Don’t undertake non-essential travel to SL: India to citizens

In the advisory, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said those requiring to undertake emergency travels can contact the High Commission of India in Colombo, the Assistant High Commission in Kandy as well as Consulates in Hambantota and Jaffna for any assistance. The MEA said Sri Lanka has beefed up security in the country but a nation-wide emergency including night time curfew has been in place which may affect travel within Sri Lanka.

Meanwhile, the US also advised its citizens to reconsider their travel to Sri Lanka in view of the massive Easter Sunday bombings. The State Department raised the travel risk to Level 3 in a travel advisory issued on Friday.