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Established on 2 August 1800, it is the oldest unchanged government department in the country. The department is responsible for national surveying and mapping. It is also the national focal point of GIS and Remote Sensing with representation in the Global Mapping Project organised by the International Steering Committee for Global Mapping (ISCGM).
Surveyor General of Sri Lanka is the head of Department of Survey of Sri Lanka. The post was established on 2 August 1800 with the formation of the Surveyor General's Department by a proclamation of Governor Frederick North at Galle. Joseph Jonville was appointed as the Colonial Surveyor General, residing principally in Colombo and receiving ...
The city is the headquarters of Sri Lanka's archeological survey, and tourism is a significant factor in its economy. Etymology [ edit ] According to historical records such as Mahavamsa , the origin of the name Anuradhapura is traced to the minister named 'Anuradha' in the court of Prince Vijaya (543–505 BCE ), the first Sinhalese king of ...
This category contains articles about the government departments of the Government of Sri Lanka. For articles about other bodies controlled by the Sri Lankan government see: Category:Government ministries of Sri Lanka. Category:Government agencies of Sri Lanka.
Deraniyagala, Siran (1992), The Prehistory of Sri Lanka, Colombo: Department of Archaeological Survey, p. 454, ISBN 955-9159-00-3 Deraniyagala, Siran U (1996), "Pre- and Protohistoric settlement in Sri Lanka" , XIII U. I. S. P. P. Congress Proceedings- Forli, 8 – 14 September 1996 , International Union of Prehistoric and Protohistoric ...
Thavalingam is from Kaithady in northern Sri Lanka. He was educated at the Jaffna Hindu College. [1] [2] He is a fellow of the Surveyors Institute (of Sri Lanka) and a member of the institute's council. [3] [4] Thavalingam was Senior Deputy Surveyor General and Additional Surveyor General. [5] [6] He became the 45th Surveyor General in 2013.
S. Karthigesu was the 25th Surveyor General of Sri Lanka. He was appointed in 1961, succeeding J. L. T. E. Dassenaike , and held the office until 1965. He was succeeded by J. C. Chanmugam .
1996–2003. Preceded by. M. P. Salgado. Succeeded by. P. A. Ariyaratne. Kamburugamuva Loku Arachchige Ranasinghe Silva was the 41st Surveyor General of Sri Lanka. He was appointed in 1996, succeeding M. P. Salgado, and held the office until 2003. He was succeeded by P. A. Ariyaratne.