The Cabinet of Ministers has given the approval to State-run Litro Gas Lanka Limited to purchase LPG empty metal gas cylinders from two Thailand companies for the year 2020.

The proposal was tabled by Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa in his capacity as the Minister of Finance and the contract was awarded subject to the recommendation of the Standing Procurement Committee by the Cabinet of Ministers.

Accordingly, the supply of 22,000 cylinders under the category of 2.3 kilograms, 105,056 cylinders under the category of 12.5 kilograms, and  1.260 cylinders under the category of  37.5 kilograms for an amount of US $2.18 million has been awarded to M/s. Metal Mate Co. Ltd and the supply of 117,040 cylinders under the category of 5 kilograms for an amount of US $ 1.58 million has been awarded to Sahamitr Pressure containers Public Co.Ltd.