Cyclone Ditwah causes nearly Rs 75 bn damage to Sri Lanka's infrastructure

Cyclone Ditwah causes nearly Rs 75 bn damage to Sri Lanka's infrastructure

Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Road Development Authority has incurred a loss of nearly Rs 75 billion due to the destruction of roads and bridges caused by the devastating Cyclone Ditwah, a parliamentary oversight committee was told on Tuesday. Furthermore, the officials stated that when taking into account the additional rehabilitation work required to restore the destroyed roads and bridges fully, it has been estimated that a sum of approximately Rs 190…

Alerts, Access and Awareness: What Disaster Preparedness Needs to Look Like - Groundviews

Photo courtesy of VCG Sri Lanka has always lived with the rhythm of the monsoon but the floods that followed Cyclone Ditwah were a brutal reminder that the climate crisis is changing the scale of what normal looks like. More than 600 lives were lost, over two million affected and 1.1 million hectares of land inundated. The tragedy was not just in the storm itself but was a clear representation in how unprepared many communities were to face it. …

RDA Suffers Rs. 75 Billion Loss Due to Disaster Damage; Rs. 190 Billion Needed for Rehabilitation - LNW Lanka News Web

Sri Lanka’s Road Development Authority (RDA) has incurred an estimated loss of Rs. 75 billion following widespread damage to roads and bridges caused by recent disaster conditions across the country, officials revealed before a parliamentary committee. Officials from the Ministry of Transport and Highways and Urban Development informed the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Infrastructure and Strategic Development that preliminary assessments show …

Three State agencies face Rs. 216 b Ditwah damages bill

Three major State agencies face an estimated Rs. 216 billion infrastructure funding requirement following damage caused by the Ditwah-related natural disasters, officials told a Parliament Oversight Committee this week. The three agencies are the Road Development Authority, Ceylon Electricity Board, and National Water and Drainage Board, highlighting the scale of the recovery challenge confronting public finances. The Government has asked Parlia