Sri Lanka, Dec. 19 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake says that families of a 17,648 homes identified as completely destroyed, partially damaged or designated as unsafe by the NBRO after the recent disaster, will be provided with a monthly allowance of Rs. 50,000 for three months.

The President announced this while delivering a statement in parliament today (19).

The President, who is also the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, arrived in Parliament to participate in the debate being held to secure approval for the supplementary estimate of Rs. 500 billion presented to restore livelihoods disrupted by the emergency disaster situation and to rebuild destroyed infrastructure.

He revealed that 6,228 houses have bee...