Sri Lanka, Jan. 5 -- Transport and Highways Minister Bimal Rathnayake has announced a nearly one-billion-dollar investment for 2026 to reconstruct roads devastated by Cyclone Ditwah and fund new construction projects.

The Minister confirmed that 486 million dollars are earmarked for repairing flood and landslide damage, noting that ninety-nine per cent of affected routes were restored within a month of the disaster.

Another USD 486 million will be used for new road construction.

Additionally, the government will begin compensating victims of the cyclone this month, with households whose homes were completely destroyed eligible for up to ten million rupees in aid.The multi-billion rupee package aims to restore national infrastructure to...