Sri Lanka, Dec. 3 -- The government has been urged to provide maximum relief to people affected by the recent floods and landslides and also to give priority to restoring all religious sites, including temples, churches, mosques and Hindu kovils, that were damaged.

According to the National Organizer of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Member of Parliament Namal Rajapaksa, he has received information that a number of temples in the Central, Uva, North Western, Sabaragamuwa, Western, Southern, Northern and Eastern provinces have been damaged. Additionally, many Catholic churches, Hindu kovils and mosques have also been damaged due to the floods, the MP stated.

He emphasized that a formal government survey should be conducted immediately a...