India, May 11 -- India and Sri Lanka on Sunday agreed to expedite the implementation of the post-Ditwah reconstruction package of $450 million that New Delhi offered after one of the worst natural disasters hit the island nation.

The issue was discussed when Indian High Commissioner in Colombo Santosh Jha met Sri Lanka's Labour Minister and Deputy Minister of Finance & Planning Anil Jayantha Fernando here. "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 Cyclone Ditwah that affected over 3 million people, caused widespread flooding and landslides, and resulted in over 640 deaths.

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