‘NTC, NDT qualified performing engineers’ duties could affect development projects’

Nimal Wijesinghe Anuradhapura additional - District group corr

The Engineers, professionals in Anuradhapura district emphasized that since NTC and NDT qualified persons have been performing engineer’s duties at centain government sector institutions including Divisional Secretariat offices and Pradeshiya Sabhas. It would affect the smooth implementation of various development projects.

The engineers held this position at an engineers’ get together held at the Anuradhapura provincial Road Development head office auditorium on December 5. It was convened to condemn the recent human excreta attacks on the PRDA’s General Manager engineer Sinharatne Bandara and as the initial step for forming a provincial engineers’ association.

A large number of charted and amateur engineers holding office in government departments, boards, authorities and corporations in the locality, participated.

“It is a pity that the North Central Provincial Road Development Authority has been deteriorating during the last few years. It has been observed that there have been large-scale corruptions creating malpractices and waste of funds in the past continuesly.

The PRDA has been facing a several financial crises at present.