President appoints committee to study gas cylinder issue

30 Nov, 2021

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has appointed a committee to study the gas cylinder issue.

A number of explosions caused by gas cylinder leaks have been reported around the country.

The President’s Media Unit said that the committee has been appointed to study the cause of the gas leak, explosions and other related incidents.

The committee will be headed by a Professor of the Moratuwa University, Professor Shantha Walpola.

Others in the committee includes Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police Deshabandu Tennakoon.

The committee has been instructed to submit a report on its findings to the President in two weeks. (Colombo Gazette)

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