Srilanka, June 16 -- The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to initiate the implementation of the "Post Ditwah Cyclone Renovation and Livelihood Assistance Project" with financial assistance from the Asian Development Bank (ADB).



The Ditwah cyclone, which struck Sri Lanka in November 2025, caused extensive damage to national infrastructure facilities such as highways, railway tracks and irrigation systems, as well as livelihood, economic activities and households.



According to the post disaster requirement estimation carried out in this connection, approximately damages of USD 2.1 billion as well as USD 1.4 billion losses have occurred and it was estimated that the restoration requirement to be approximately USD 3.5 billio...