July 28, Colombo (LNW): C.P. Athaluwage, Chairman of the Road Development Authority (RDA), has resigned, citing ‘excessive interference’ from the Ministry as the main reason.
He submitted his resignation letter to the President’s Secretary and informed Minister of Transport Bandula Gunawardena.
In his resignation, Athaluwage highlighted that ongoing interference from the Secretary of the Ministry of Transport and Highways had severely affected the RDA’s administrative functions.
He noted that this issue had been persistent, with direct influence on the RDA’s operations over the past four and a half years.
Despite working transparently with the Board of Directors to uphold the RDA’s integrity and benefit its employees, Athaluwage expressed his reluctance to continue under an official who engages in arbitrary actions.
Consequently, he stepped down from his position as Chairman, effective 27 July.
