Sri Lanka, Dec. 24 -- Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa stressed the importance of implementing a new Disaster Management System by the Government, to mitigate natural disasters such as sudden landslides, flood situations or any other similar disasters that could happen in future

He said natural disasters are common in countries and it is the duty of responsible officials to be vigilant over such situations and take precautionary measures to mitigate the bad results that could happen before and after such situations.

"I am personally making these remarks after a careful study of many catastrophic situations in countries which resulted in the deaths of large number of people and also the destruction of their properties," he said.

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