Sri Lanka, Feb. 9 -- Defence Deputy Minister Major General (Retd) Aruna Jayasekara chaired a meeting on the Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) where the Committee held detailed discussions on the way forward to achieve the agreed targets within the designated timeframe.

Key agenda items included preliminary estimates of damages and losses, the assessment of recovery needs, the nature of support to be provided by development partners and potential coordination challenges.

The meeting was held at the Defence Ministry premises, with the participation of officials representing key stakeholder institutions.

The PDNA process is being implemented by the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) in collaboration with the Department of National Plann...