K. Thavalingam

K. Thavalingam
FSI
Alma materJaffna Hindu College
OccupationSurveyor
TitleSurveyor General of Sri Lanka
Term2013 – 2014
PredecessorS. M. W. Fernando
SuccessorNihal Gunawardena

Kanagaratnam Thavalingam is a Sri Lankan Tamil geographer and former Surveyor General of Sri Lanka.

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.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ "Colombo OBA - Executive Committee 2011". jaffnahindu.org.
  2. ^ "Kanagaratnam Thavalingam". ekerni.com.
  3. ^ "SISL Members/2013". The Surveyors Institute. Archived from the original on 4 August 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  4. ^ "SISL Council 2012/2013". The Surveyors Institute. Archived from the original on 4 August 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  5. ^ Perera, Surani (14 October 2012). "What's in a name?". Ceylon Today.
  6. ^ "Tenth United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names: List of participants" (PDF). United Nations Economic and Social Council. 7 August 2012. p. 18.
  7. ^ "Surveyor General's Message". Department of Survey (Sri Lanka).
  8. ^ "Surveyor General's Office". Department of Survey (Sri Lanka).


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