Palitha Udayakantha | |
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Born | Panik Mudiyanselage Palitha Udayakantha |
Alma mater | University of Ruhuna, Ohio State University |
Occupation | Surveyor |
Title | Surveyor General of Sri Lanka |
Term | 30 May 2014 – May 2019 |
Predecessor | Nihal Gunawardena |
Successor | S. M. P. P. Sangakkara |
Palitha Udayakantha was the 47th Surveyor General of Sri Lanka, serving in office between 2014 and 2019. [1]
Udayakantha received his primary and secondary education at Galagedara primary school and Nugawela Central College respectively. [2] He graduated from the University of Ruhuna with a degree in physical science, before joining the Survey Department of Sri Lanka in 1983, as an Assistant Superintendent of Surveys. [3] He obtained a higher diploma in surveying from the Institute of Surveying and Mapping, Diyatalawa, and was awarded a gold medal by the Sri Lanka Surveyors Institute for his achievements. In 1988 he obtained a master's degree in geodetic science from Ohio State University. [3] [4]
Udayakantha was also a lecturer at the Institute of Surveying and Mapping, and later served as a senior assistant secretary at the Ministry of Land and Land Development, where he contributed to improving land registration and to developing the Bim Saviya programme. [5] [6] On 24 August 2007 he was registered as a surveyor by the Land Survey Council of Sri Lanka. [7]
While working as senior deputy surveyor general (mapping), he was also a member of the editorial committee of Sri Lanka National Atlas and initiated programmes to expedite mapping activities. [8]
In March 2014 he was appointed the vice-chairman of the Land Survey Council and subsequently elevated to chairman in May. [9]
Udayakantha took up the role of Surveyor General of Sri Lanka on 30 May 2014, succeeding Nihal Gunawardena. [3] He was a member of the National Steering Committee which oversaw the establishment of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure, a website for facilitating online access to geo-spatial information in Sri Lanka. [10]
He retired in March 2019 and was replaced by S. M. P. P. Sangakkara. [11]
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