Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said today that he has instructed Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera to allocate funds to face this emergency situation.
He added that measures to minimise the damage and to face the situation was taken after a meeting with the relevant Department Heads and District Secretariats today at the Temple Trees.
Furthermore the Premier said that a full report on the prevailing climate situation was produced to him earlier today.