Draft law proposes task force; Rs 500bn set to be passed in Parliament next month
By Damith Wickremasekara
The government is to set up a statutory body to handle a special fund, starting with a Rs 500 billion supplementary estimate to be passed in Parliament next month to undertake a rebuilding plan after cyclone ‘Ditwah’ left more than 600 dead, 213 missing and over 75,000 houses fully or partially damaged.
The government will pass a new law setting up the statutory body to oversee rebuilding of infrastructure, housing construction, fundraising, road development including the railway sector, and social and cultural development.
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The United States has told Sri Lanka that the disposition of the Iranian naval vessel IRIS Bushehr and its crew is a matter for Colombo to resolve under its own laws and international obligations, while signalling it is in active talks with Sri Lanka to contain Iran’s threat to US interests.
The government today granted permission for an Iranian warship with 208 on board to enter the country.
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