Expert committee on Kandy tremors to convene next week Expert committee on Kandy tremors to convene next week Written by Share: COLOMBO (News 1st): The Expert Committee appointed to conduct a comprehensive investigation into the tremors in Digana, Kandy is scheduled to convene next week, for the first time, the Geological Survey and Mines Bureau said on Saturday (Dec. 12). The 11-member committee of experts is chaired by the Chairman of the Geological Survey and Mines Bureau, Anura Walpola. Other members of the committee are, Prof. Athula Senaratne, Major General S. Ranasinghe, Wasantha Ihalapitiya, Prof. Jagath Goonetileke, Prof. RK Perera, Dr. O.K. Dissanayake, Nalin de Silva, Dr. Gamini Jayatissa, Mahinda Seneviratne, and Nilmini Thaldena.