Press briefing of Cabinet Decision taken on 2019-09-24

Establishment of the Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System Regional Hub for the South Asian Region

- The approval of the Cabinet has been granted previously, to establish the Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System Regional Hub for the South Asian Region in the premises of the Department of Meteorology. However, the matters submitted by the Minister of Agriculture, Rural Economic Affairs, Irrigation and Fisheries & Aquatic Resources Development and the Minister of Public Administration, Disaster Management and Rural Economic Affairs to the effect that it has been planned to establish the proposed regional hub in the Irrigation Department premises due to space and financial constraints, was noted by the Cabinet