Sri Lanka, May 10 -- India and Sri Lanka have agreed to expedite implementation of the post-Ditwah reconstruction package of USD 450 million that New Delhi offered after one of the worst natural disasters hit the country last year.

The issue was discussed when Indian High Commissioner in Colombo Santosh Jha met Minister of Labour and Deputy Minister of Finance & Planning Anil Jayantha Fernando.

''Agreed to expedite implementation of the post-Ditwah reconstruction package of USD 450 million,'' Jha said in a post on X.

On November 27 last year, Sri Lanka was hit by the Cyclone Ditwah that affected over three million people, caused widespread flooding and landslides, and resulted in over 640 deaths.

India, as the first responder, launche...