Former Land Reclamation GM arrested over Rs. 27 Mn corruption allegation

By Darshana Sanjeewa Balasuriya

Former General Manager of the Sri Lanka Land Reclamation and Development Corporation Ms. M.R. Srimati Mallika Kumari Senadheera was arrested yesterday by officers of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption.   
She was taken into custody at the Commission premises over allegations of corruption linked to the opening ceremony of the first phase of the Weras Ganga Project   
According to the Commission, she had allegedly selected an institution outside approved procurement procedures to handle the event, thereby providing undue advantage to that institution.   
Investigators alleged that Rs. 27 million from the project fund was used for the ceremony, despite having no official allocation for such expenses.   
She was produced before the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court.   
Colombo Chief Magistrate Thanuja Lakmali granted bail to the suspect on two sureties of Rs. 500,000 each.