Indian envoy discusses reconstruction needs with Sri Lanka's Housing Minister after Cyclone Ditwah

COLOMBO: (Dec 5) Indian High Commissioner Santosh Jha met Sri Lanka's Housing and Construction minister to discuss reconstruction and rehabilitation efforts following Cyclone Ditwah, which has killed 486 people so far in the island nation.

Jha's meeting with Minister of Housing, Construction and Water Supply Susil Ranasinghe took place as Sri Lanka is grappling with widespread flooding, landslides and severe infrastructure collapse triggered by Cyclone Ditwah.

It has left several districts isolated and severely straining the country's disaster-response capacity.