Sri Lanka, May 11 -- The Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) has uncovered that the Department of Railways had failed to submit audit reports properly for several years. Accordingly, the COPA has accused the department of serious inefficiency.

The Auditor General pointed out that the Audit and Management Committees had not met in the past five years and that audit inquiries had not been addressed properly. The absence of the Audit and Management Committees had meant that the opportunity to discuss and correct these issues had been missed, according to COPA.

Responding to the concerns, General Manager of Sri Lanka Railways Dhammika Jayasundara assured that he would ensure all four meetings will be held this year.

COPA further pointed ou...