President tours affected districts, reviews relief efforts and assures communities

PRESIDENT Anura Kumara Dissanayake spent the ‘weekend in Kandy, Matale, Anuradhapura, and Ratnapura, assessing Cyclone Ditwah’simpact, reviewing district-level restoration work, and meeting religious leaders to brief them on the Government’ relief program.

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In Kandy, the President chaired the District Coordinating Committee and directed officials to accelerate the restoration of roads, water, and electricity, nd to complete temporary repairs within thenext 25 days.

He instructed that water supply be fully restored within three days and electricity by 31 December, with military support where needed. He also called for rapid compensation payments for damaged paddy and vegetable landsand emphasised coordinated action acrossirigation, agriculture, and provincial agencies.

He reiterated thatillegal construction would notbe permitted and that a long-term plan was required to stabilise the Central Highlands.

The President visited the Malwathu and ‘Asgiti Maha Viharayas, where he briefed the Mahanayake Theras on ongoing relief measures and received their blessings.

In Matale, the President reviewed restoration work on roads, water systems, electricity networks, and Government facilities, noting the need for accurate data to ensure compensationis issued only to eligible farmers.