Sri Lanka, Feb. 11 -- In addition to financial assistance already secured from India, the government is now in talks with China for grants to be used in post-Ditwah rebuilding works, an official said.
The official who wished to remain anonymous because he is not authorized to talk to the press said that the final report of the Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) would be ready next month along with the Post Disaster Recovery Plan.
Cyclone Ditwah, which struck Sri Lanka in late November, has caused an estimated US$4.1 billion in direct physical damage to buildings and contents, agriculture and critical infrastructure, according to a World Bank Group Global Rapid Post-Disaster Damage Estimation (GRADE) report released in December, last...