Railway gets S.S. Mudalige to cover GMR’s duties

Colombo, April 25 (Daily Mirror) - Director General (Planning) of the Transport and Highways Ministry, S.S. Mudalige has been appointed to cover the duties of the position of General Manager, Railways until the Cabinet appoints a suitable officer.

The GMR post fell vacant due to the sudden death of H.M.K.B. Bandara. 

The appointment letter related to the post was made by Transport and Highways Ministry Secretary Ranjith Ganganath Rubasinghe and handed over to S.S. Mudalige by Minister Bandula Gunawardena at the Ministry office.

Accordingly, in addition to the position of Director General (Planning) of the Ministry that he currently holds, he will cover the duties of the position of General Manager of Railways.