India Begins Implementation of $450 Mn Assistance Package for Sri Lanka After Cyclone Ditwah – The Indian Awaaz

BANK OF CEYLON CONTRIBUTES RS. 500 MILLION TO GOVERNMENT’S “REBUILDING SRI LANKA” FUND

Acting General Manager/CEO of Bank of Ceylon, Mr. Y. A. Jayathilaka, hands over a cheque worth Rs.500 million to Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake Secretary to the President, in support of the Government’s “Rebuilding Sri Lanka” Fund for Cyclone Ditwah relief. The event was held in the presence of BOC Chairman Mr. Kavinda de Zoysa, Chief Marketing Officer Mr. Sameera Liyanage and Chief Financial Officer Mr. M P Ruwan Kumara . Bank of Ceylon (BOC) ha…

India begins implementation of $450 mn assistance package for Sri Lanka after Cyclone Ditwah – The Indian Awaaz

Last Updated on January 9, 2026 12:20 am by INDIAN AWAAZ AMN / NEWS DESK /AIR India has begun implementing a 450 million US dollars assistance package to help Sri Lanka recover from Cyclone Ditwah, moving from emergency relief to reconstruction of damaged roads, railways, bridges and housing, Indian High Commissioner Santosh Jha said on Thursday. The package was announced during a visit to Sri Lanka by Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jai…

India to rebuild Sri Lanka’s cyclone hit bridges spending $30mn

ECONOMYNEXT – India has committed 30 million US dollars to build damaged bridges in Sri Lanka and inauguration of the first two is expected next week, Indian High Commissioner in Colombo Santosh Jha said. “Over the coming week, we are looking at inaugurating two bridges constructed under this package,” High Commissioner Jha told reporters in Colombo. “We will also commence the restoration work on the Northern railway line. The bridge constructio…