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The Hon. Major General (Rtd.) Aruna Jayasekera - Deputy Minister of Defence

Jathika Jana balawegaya· National List· 21 February 2025 ·Oral question: Oral Question: Compensation for Natural Disaster Damages (Q. First Round)

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The Deputy Minister of Defence acknowledged the issue and said discussions had been held with District Secretaries over the previous six weeks. He stated that the National Council for Disaster Management would be convened soon, and that a special programme with relevant line ministries to improve basic infrastructure in disaster-relocated areas had been prepared for submission to Cabinet.

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¶ 01 Hon. Member, you are correct. During the past six weeks we discussed this with District Secretaries. The National Council for Disaster Management is being convened imminently. This was also raised at the Advisory Committee of the Ministry of Defence yesterday. Together with relevant line ministries, we have prepared a special programme to improve basic infrastructure in disaster-relocated areas, and we plan to inform Cabinet accordingly.

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Hansard, Friday, 21 February 2025 ·No. 1740809173064396 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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