Sri Lanka, Dec. 19 -- The Ministry of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development has revealed that 29,649 places of business including registered export manufacturing factories across Sri Lanka have been affected by Cyclone Ditwah.

This figure was recorded through a data collection process carried out by the Ministry up to December 16, aimed at facilitating the rehabilitation of affected manufacturing and business entities.

It is reported that priority and expedited loan facilities have been approved for 9,628 manufacturing and export industries registered with the Ministry of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development.

Accordingly, the Ministry has introduced several business loan schemes for those industries, providing them with a loan...