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Defence Ministry hosts donors on winter flood-prep contingency routes

By Rohan Jayatilleke

May 10, 2026 10:59 PM GMT+0 Updated 16 h ago

May 10 (TheLedger) - Military planners walked bilateral aid teams through updated flood-season staging matrices without announcing fresh equipment buys.

Emphasis fell on pre-positioned fuel for rotary assets and overnight clearance of three upstream choke points that delayed relief convoys last monsoon.

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