3-member committee to resolve fuel crisis

7 November 2017 01:39 pm

President Maithripala Sirisena today appointed a three-member Cabinet Sub- Committee to inquire into the current fuel crisis and recommend how best to resolve it, Agriculture Minister Duminda Dissanayake said.

He told Daily Mirror that the President had advised the three-member committee to discuss this matter with Petroleum Minister Arjuna Ranatunga as a first step.

The sub-committee comprises Megapolis and Western Development Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka, Special Assignments Minister Sarath Amunugama and Disaster Management Minister Anura Priyadarshana Yapa.