Sri Lanka, Jan. 13 -- The government will never use the destruction caused by Cyclone Ditwah as an excuse to reverse or halt its official programs, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has stated.

The President made these remarks while participating in the inauguration ceremony of the national program "Rebuilding Sri Lanka", which has been established to efficiently oversee the country's reconstruction efforts.

The President emphasized that although the country, which was already recovering from economic crises, had to face the cyclone, there was no need for the government to retreat or abandon its planned programs.

"We are committed to confronting this disaster without discarding the policy framework we have already prepared," the Presi...