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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Former Minister and leader of the Eelam People’s Democratic Party (EPDP) Douglas Devenanada was arrested by the Criminal investigation Department (CID) today.
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A total of 62 dental surgeons will be joining the health service of of Sri Lanka on Monday, December 29.
India has proposed an assistance package worth USD 450 million. It will include USD 350 million in concessional Lines of Credit and USD 100 million of grants.
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