Sri Lanka, Dec. 2 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the meeting with senior Government officials and private sector leaders, at the Presidential Secretariat, on Sunday (30) night.

World Bank to prepare detailed assessment of damage Treasury alone cannot bear financial burden Joint Committee will oversee management of fund The Government has decided to initiate a medium - and long-term recovery programme, integrating both the public and private sectors, to mobilise resources for rebuilding the country's essential infrastructure such as highways and irrigation systems damaged by the recent disaster.

Accordingly, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake stated that it is intended to establish a fund with contributions from all sectors an...