State Minister of Defence Premitha Bandara Tennakoon made an observation visit to the Operations Room of the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) in Colombo this week.
The State Minister had discussions with the DMC officials on ways to improve relief measures that could be taken during emergency situations.
Minister Tennakoon instructed the officials to expedite the process to provide immediate relief to communities affected by bad weather.
He also said that steps will be taken to solve the issues that affect disaster relief while strengthening the facilities.