I’ll resign if found guilty: Amaraweera

11 June 2013 09:20 am Views - 3698

Disaster Management Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said he would resign if the committee appointed to look into the weather disaster found his ministry guilty of any shortcomings.

“I don’t intend to hold on to portfolios like some ministers who are greedy for perks,” he told journalists today.

Mr. Amaraweera however said an investigation carried out by his ministry had confirmed that the warning had been successfully disseminated to the fisheries ministry and other relevant  institutions. He said the Sri Lanka Telecom had confirmed that the Ministry of Fisheries had received the fax message sent by the Department of Meteorology.

However, he said he would take remedial action if it was found that any institution under his ministry had made a mistake.

Minister Amaraweera accepted that there were shortcomings at the Department of Meteorology said the Department would be re structured as soon as possible. However he said lack of funds was a constrain at the moment.(YP)