Chairman of the National Transport Commission (NTC) Dr. Bandura Dileepa Witharana has handed over his letter of resignation to the Secretary of the Ministry of Transport, a senior official at the ministry confirmed.
According to the Lankadeepa newspaper, Dr. Bandura Dileepa Witharana, who served as the head of the National People’s Power’s (NPP) Transport Committee, is a lecturer at the Nawala Open University.
Dr. Bandura Dileepa Witharana is the third official to resign from the post of Chairman of an institution under the Ministry of Transport, Highways, Ports, and Civil Aviation, headed by Minister Bimal Rathnayake.
Previously, Chairman of the National Transport Medical Institute, Dr. Ruwan Wijayamuni and Chairman of the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) Ramal Siriwardena resigned from their posts. (Newswire)