June 08, Colombo (LNW): Senior Advisor to the President on National Security and Chief of Presidential Staff, Sagala Ratnayaka, announced that an allowance of LKR 10,000 will be provided to every household affected by the recent floods. This financial assistance is specifically intended for cleaning the houses.
Ratnayaka emphasized that once the assessment reports on all partially and fully damaged houses and buildings are received, further steps will be promptly implemented.
He made these remarks during an observation tour today (07) to assess the welfare of residents in the Kolonnawa area impacted by the adverse weather conditions.
During the tour, Sagala Ratnayaka inspected the flood-affected houses and visited a medical clinic organized at the Kolonnawa Sri Sambuddharaja Purana Vihara to oversee the assistance being provided to the affected individuals. Following this, he participated in a discussion at the Kolonnawa Divisional Secretariat to review the current progress and future initiatives of the government’s relief program for the affected population.
