Taviri remains acting MD

STATE Enterprises Minister Sasindran Muthuvel says Raka Taviri (Jnr) is still the acting managing director of Eda Ranu.
Muthuvel told The National that Taviri had been suspended because of certain allegations against him.
He has been reinstated after investigations by a private audit firm found no “evidence” to substantiate the allegations.
He said Taviri was suspended with pay based on the Eda Ranu board’s recommendation.
General manager finance Arava Ravu was suspended with Taviri. Muthuvel did not say what the allegations against them were.
Taviri was appointed by the National Executive Council as Water PNG chief executive officer and later as acting managing director of Eda Ranu.
Parkop Kurua from Kumul Consolidated Holdings is in charge of Water PNG and overseeing the merger with Eda Ranu.
He said the merger of both entities had been approved by Cabinet. It is awaiting amendments to the Water Sanitation Act and NCD Water Act.
It is understood that the merger of the two entities would save K10 million which the government would use to fund other projects in the districts. The merger of the two institutions would also cut down on the duplication of jobs.