Sri Lanka, Dec. 3 -- The telephone and internet communication networks disrupted due to the recent disaster are expected to be fully restored by tomorrow (04), the Deputy Minister of Digital Economy, Eranga Weeraratne has stated.

The Ministry of Digital Economy, the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission and all telecommunication service providers are working tirelessly to restore services, the Deputy Minister noted.

Expressing his views further, the Deputy Minister stated:

"Due to landslides and flooding, provincial fibre connections were disrupted at 11 locations. With the direct intervention of the Ministry, we managed to restore services at 9 of these within 24 hours. At present, all provincial connections are operational, ensuri...