GSMB chairman removed, DG sent on compulsory leave: sources

GSMB chairman removed, DG sent on compulsory leave: sources

December 8, 2022   06:40 pm

Two top officials of the Geological Survey & Mines Bureau (GSMB) have been removed from their respective posts over corruption charges, sources told Ada Derana.

Accordingly, the GSMB chairman has been relieved from duties while its director-general was sent on compulsory leave.

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