Sri Lanka, April 27 -- A coordination meeting on the construction of interim shelters for communities affected by the Cyclone 'Ditwah' was held at the Army Headquarters under the patronage of the Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd).

The discussion focused on reviewing progress and expediting the implementation of interim shelter projects in the worst affected districts of Kegalle, Kandy, Nuwara Eliya and Badulla, the Ministry of Defence said in a statement.

The primary objective of the program is to temporarily resettle approximately 1,000 displaced persons in safe and habitable shelters. Construction is scheduled to commence in the first week of May and to be completed within a short timeframe, utilizing t...