Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has taken steps to provide relief to those who have been affected by the floods and spoke to the treasury to provide funds for relief, Prime Minister’s office said today.

Accordingly, a preliminary discussion was held between the Prime Minister's Secretary Saman Ekanayake and the District Secretaries of Kalutara, Gampaha and Galle.

During the discussions with the Ratnapura District Secretaries, the Prime Minister said the Treasury's Operations Department has allocated funds to provide relief to the people who were affected by the floods.

The Premier has also instructed the Treasury to take steps to provide relief funds through District Secretaries. (Yohan Perera)