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Sri Lanka president says government to focus on sustainability after disasters

(4 Feb 2026) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Colombo, Sri Lanka – 2 February 2026 1. Wide of arrival of Anura Kumara Dissanayake, President of Sri Lanka via car 2. Wide of Dissanayake being received by Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya 3. Various of Dissanayake hoisting the National Flag of Sri Lanka 4. Wide of Dissanayake and others singing the National Anthem 5. Pupils chanting Buddhist chants 6. Former Service Commanders and other invited dignitaries 7. SOUNDBITE (Sinhala) Anura Kumara Dissanayake, President of Sri Lanka: “Look at cyclone Ditwah, which we experienced recently. Thousands of landslides were reported, so many rock falls and soil cracks. The central hills are the main survival factor of our country. Our country is given life by the rivers that flow from the central hills. The rain that the central hill gets, prospers the nation. But we saw in our own lifetime the effects of the destruction that has been caused to our hills. What should be the direction of our rebuilding? What is the use of building a Sri Lanka where all natural resources, environmental structures and animals are destroyed? We expect to restore the environmental structure, vegetation, and wildlife to levels comparable to those around the time of our birth, or even better, for future generations." 8. Invited dignitaries 9. Procession led by participants carrying the Sri Lankan national flag 10. Various of Armed forces officers marching at the forefront of the procession, rendering honours to Dissanayake 11. Various of military parade, including military bands and ceremonial formations STORYLINE: Sri Lanka's President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said Wednesday his government is planning an environmentally sustainable rebuilding and development program. It comes in the aftermath of the floods and landslides in which more than 800 people were killed or missing. Addressing the country's 78th Independence Day ceremony in the capital Colombo, Dissanayake said the effects of the destruction of the country's central hills were witnessed in Cyclone Ditwah, which struck the country last November. "Our country is given life by the rivers that flow from the central hills... But we saw in our own lifetime the effects of the destruction that ha been caused to our hills," Dissanayake said. He stressed that the reconstruction plan will attempt to curb the effects of climate change, which have worsened Asia cyclones. Sri Lanka became independent from Britain in 1948. AP Video: Jayamapthi Palipane =========================================================== Clients are reminded to adhere to all listed restrictions and to check the terms of their licence agreements. For further assistance, please contact the AP Archive on: Tel +44(0)2074827482 Email: info@aparchive.com. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...