The Ditwah reconstruction programme will extend into 2027, with the Finance Ministry warning more funding and parliamentary approval may be required.
Ditwah reconstruction efforts will not be completed within 2026, according to the Ministry of Finance’s Fiscal Strategy Report for 2027, which says the scale and complexity of restoring damage caused by the severe adverse weather conditions in late 2025 will require work to continue beyond this year.
The report states that although Parliament approved an additional allocation of Rs. 500 billion for 2026, the magnitude of the rehabilitation and restoration programme means that all planned activities cannot be completed within the current year.
It further explains that if any portion of the additional allocation approved for 2026 remains unutilized, there is no legal provision under the State Financial Management Act allowing those funds to be carried forward into 2027.
Accordingly, the report notes that the total amount of funding required to complete the outstanding rehabilitation work will only be determined after a comprehensive assessment scheduled to be carried out at the end of this year.
The Fiscal Strategy Report also states that while part of the remaining expenditure may be accommodated within the primary expenditure ceiling allocated for 2027, additional budgetary provisions could still be necessary to complete the outstanding restoration programme. At present, however, both the amount of supplementary funding required and the timing for such allocations remain uncertain.
Under these circumstances, the report says parliamentary approval could be sought in 2027 through a supplementary estimate, limited solely to expenditure required to complete the Ditwah reconstruction and restoration projects initiated this year under the additional allocation previously approved by Parliament, subject to the provisions of the State Financial Management Act.
