Naina Thambi Marrikkar Mohamed Thahir was sworn in today (05) as a Member of the Tenth Parliament before the Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne.
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Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya said that despite the recent devastation caused by severe flooding and landslides, Sri Lanka continues to recover rapidly due to the exceptional strength and solidarity demonstrated by the people.
30 million from Gangaramaya Temple to the ‘Rebuilding Sri Lanka’ Fund
Deputy General Manager of the Ceylon Electricity Board, Noel Priyantha states that around 85% of power connections disrupted due to the emergency disaster situation have now been restored, out of approximately 3.9 million affected consumers.
A meeting was held yesterday afternoon (04) at the Presidential Secretariat, presided by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, with the participation of officials from the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Finance, to review the damage sustained in the agriculture, livestock and irrigation sectors and the urgent steps required for their restoration.
A meeting was held yesterday afternoon (04) at the Presidential Secretariat, chaired by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, with officials from the Ministry of Industry and Entrepreneurial Development and the Ministry of Finance, to review the damage sustained in the industrial sector and the measures required for its recovery.
The President of the Maldives, Dr Mohamed Muizzu, has expressed his sorrow over the severe hardships faced by the people of Sri Lanka due to the devastating floods and landslides caused by Cyclone Ditwa.
The Northeast monsoon condition is gradually establishing over the island.
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has instructed officials to give top priority to restoring damaged road infrastructure in order to normalize public life and ensure uninterrupted transport services in the aftermath of the recent disaster.
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has instructed officials to give top priority to restoring damaged road infrastructure in order to normalize public life and ensure uninterrupted transport services in the aftermath of the recent disaster.
Financial contributions continue to flow into the Government’s ‘Rebuilding Sri Lanka’ fund, established to provide relief to communities affected by Cyclone Ditwah. Accordingly, today (04), Royal Electronic and SITREK Security Solutions made financial donations to support ongoing relief efforts.
A special Indian Air Force C-17 Globemaster aircraft carrying Bailey bridge components and specialist personnel landed in Sri Lanka this afternoon (04) to support ongoing disaster recovery efforts across the country.
As part of ongoing relief efforts for communities affected by Cyclone Ditwah, HUTCH Sri Lanka has donated Rs. 60 million to the Government’s ‘Rebuilding Sri Lanka’ Fund. The contribution was officially handed over today (04) at the Presidential Secretariat.
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