The businessmen who lost both their homes and business places due to landslides and floods, also saw business places being submerged by the floods and saw wisely the life threats of transporting goods to a safer place. They are businessmen who realized that life is more valuable than goods and are still camping. Existing businessmen also attended the event. There was no lack of mental strength of their facial tragedy who were not able to express authenticity. Their statements were the village's courageous request to "get up again - give us a hand."

Mr. Dhammika Pattabande, Minister of Environment, addressed the business community who came here: "This disaster has been severely damaged to agriculture, industry, animal control (livestock) sectors. Water, electricity, highways, state institutions, schools, buildings, irrigation are all destroyed. The impact on the tourism industry has also affected the economy with significant amounts. Botanical gardens, zoo, yala, Bundala national parks except Sinharaja have been opened to uplift the tourism industry as soon as possible. Our aim is to reduce the damages to the tourism industry and the economy and restore them as soon as possible. Also industries and businesses should be recovered as soon as possible. That's our hope to call the District Disaster Management Committee to a place where this disaster will be overcome before December 31st. In this situation we are trying to provide government partial assistance to all those affected by the disaster. 24799 families affected by this hurricane in Kegalle district. 85884 as a person. The death toll is 32 and the missing toll is 39. The number of safe centers currently being maintained is 93, and the number of existing families at safe centers is 7340. "The minister who further commented here said that destroyed infrastructure alias physical resources could take significant time to recover and disaster-changed moods should be recovered and move forward as a country by keeping such moods. Since it is impossible, we should consider it as a country where there was no disaster and work with a strong mindset.

Mr. Chathuranga Abesinghe, Deputy Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development who attended the meeting to inform businesses to renew the businesses that were destroyed by hurricane Ditwa, said the huge landslides and floods are present to the business community and well-loved families. The number has suffered a huge damage. As a result of this hurricane we are still gaining a lot of experience as a country with risk management and all we need to do at this point is start business faster and restart businesses much better than they were. Here was widely discussed about the funding grants given by the government to the affected business community, including receiving bank loans to restore these businesses.

Accordingly, it was suggested that it was very important if businessmen lend some hand at the local level to completely collapsed business institutions and it was decided to correctly estimate the loss and get it approved from a suitable company and resume businesses. There are various issues regarding damaged businesses and if many businesses are working to give the advice of such officers in the district in rebuilding broken business places due to quality control, lack of a solid authority etc. He said that a big hand that is done is a giving. Also setting up a scheme within the district and doing a successful business in a very short period of time and get advice on choosing a place for it as well as building construction, getting volunteer advice and service from accountants in trade associations with the bank to get loan money for the fixed estimate, loan money Organized when acquiring; mid-term; District Secretariat intervenes with bank, analyzing it mid-term by a relocation plan, preparing forward work of the campaign promotion, rebuilding business places where buildings are broken down, can be applied by a full estimate Being, micro; In addition to small and medium scale businessmen, negotiating with the bank not to pay their loans for 06 months according to the Central Bank circular, the government gives Rs. 200000/= to quickly fill the damages and secure Encouraging businesses to start businesses at locations, pay employee salary cases; sanctify the location; discussing with banks to get a 3% interest rate while giving loan money to businesses to increase machine renewal, plan organized to the bank should be presented to the bank in an organized way Among the Board of Commerce officials; several disaster businessmen; state officials; bank representatives; discussing with the bank along with a committee made up of professionals, including bank representatives, were discussed here.

In the discussion, he further said that all disaster businessmen who have been affected are working to deposit money by referring to the Ministry of Industry and release the money to the Regional Secretary for three opportunities through the Ministry of Industry and entrepreneurs who are not under the Ministry of Industry. According to that the money sent can be received through the Regional Secretariat and through the Ministry of Defense, it is important to present specific information about business places affected by the trade associations as the Disaster Management Department is doing the same work. Also if they receive through the embassy or any other financial assistance offered to the government, those aids would be approved for selected businesses and to help large scale businesses at the Ministry of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development level, many business places have not received flood insurance coverage as insurance money management The president expects to discuss with the Regulatory Commission and insurance companies and is expecting insurance companies to provide certain grants to businessmen before assessing the full damage.

Kegalle district parliamentarians and government officials participated in the event representing the political authority of disaster affected businessmen in the district.