A meeting was held this afternoon (04) at the Presidential Secretariat, chaired by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, with officials from the Ministry of Industry and Entrepreneurial Development and the Ministry of Finance, to review the damage sustained in the industrial sector and the measures required for its recovery.

During the meeting, officials presented statistical data on the losses incurred by industries due to the disaster. A comprehensive plan to restore the industrial sector was also submitted to the President.

Detailed discussions were held regarding the relief measures and support that could be extended to affected industrialists.

The meeting was attended by Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development Sunil Handunnetti, Deputy Minister Chathuranga Abeysinghe, Secretary to the President Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake, Secretary of the Ministry of Finance Dr. Harshana Suriyapperuma, Senior Economic Advisor to the President Duminda Hulangamuwa, Senior Additional Secretary to the President Kapila Janaka Bandara, Secretary of the Ministry of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development Thilaka Jayasundara, Chairman of the Industrial Development Board of Ceylon Ravi Nissanka, Chairman of the Sri Lanka Export Development Board Mangala Wijesinghe, Chairman of the National Enterprise Development Authority Lakshman Abeysekera, Director, Small Enterprise Development Divison Manoj Priyantha and Director General of the Industrial Development Board W.A.P.K. Nishantha, among other senior officials.