Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has declared a state of emergency throughout the island in view of the emergency situation that has emerged due to the devastation caused by floods. (Pics/AFP)
Updated On: 2025-11-29 03:21 PM IST
Compiled by : ronak mastakar
According to an official gazette dated Friday and released on Saturday, the state of emergency has been declared throughout the island
On Friday, at an all-party meeting, the opposition leaders called for the state of emergency to be declared. The doctors' trade union in a letter addressed to Dissanayake underscored the need to impose a state of emergency
The regulations are expected to expedite the process of relief coordination and rescue operations
The need for speedy deployment of troops, police, the health sector, civil administration and the civil defence force to tackle the crisis situation is to be facilitated through the state of emergency, officials said
Cyclone Ditwah on Saturday exited Sri Lanka that left more than 120 dead, amid a trail of destruction and damage to infrastructure, entering the south Indian coastal line, meteorological officials said
