Sri Lanka, Feb. 8 -- The Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd), chaired a meeting on the Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) at the Ministry of Defence premises, with the participation of senior officials representing key stakeholder institutions.

The PDNA process is being implemented by the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) in collaboration with the Department of National Planning (NPD) and other national and international development partners. The process involves the systematic collection, analysis and evaluation of data relating to physical damage, economic losses and social impacts across all affected sectors, in accordance with an agreed timeline.

The meeting was convened to raise awareness and to pres...