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He had his primary education at Navalapitiya Kathiresan Kumara Maha Vidyalaya and Gampola Zahira College.
He entered the Moratuwa University in 1976 and passed out in 1980 with B. Sc. Eng (Hons) in Civil Engineering and completed his Master Engineering in Construction Management in 1991 at the same University.
From December 1980 he joined the Keangnam Enterprises Ltd as Site Engineer on New Town Development Project and later in 1981 March he decided to join in Central Engineering Consultancy Bureau (CECB) and seconded to the Balfour Beatty Nuttall Joint Venture and served as Road Engineer in Victoria Hydro Electric Power Project.
In May 1983 he served as a design engineer in CECB and Seconded to Sir William Halcrowe Partners on Kotmale Hydro Electric Power Project.
In April 1984 Eng Chandrapalan joint Target L.L.C Sultanate of Oman as site Engineer and served two and half year in 2.4 km Gabbion Wall Project Site.
When he returned back to Sri Lanka in October 1986 he joined the Balfour Beatty International Ltd as Senior Engineer at Victoria Randenigala Road Project. Later in January 1988 he joined Road Development Authority as Resident Engineer and served in many Local & Foreign Funded Projects in various capacities such as Senior Engineer, Project Engineer, Chief Engineer, Dy. Director and Project Director.
During the period of March 2000 to March 2012 he served in Bangladesh Wilbur Smith Associate as Pavement Engineer in Road Project.
Engineer Chandrapalan can best be described firstly as a gentleman to the core and true friend who will go the extra miles for you. He had disciplined himself and the family. He was the man of the highest integrity and belonged to that rare breed of government servants who were in a class by themselves.
His was a life that exemplified brilliance and inspired all who crossed his path. With his dedicated service as a Charted Engineer to the local & foreign countries since its inception Eng Chandrapalan touches the lives of many with his kind and gentle nature, his soft spoken words in all three languages and his ever smiling face. He was sincere, earnest and loyal in his service. His was living proof of how fine a Project Director can be. He was not only cheerful in himself but he gave much cheerfulness to others, especially to his family.
The management and the staff of the Ministry of Highways, Higher Education and Investment Promotion and Road Development Authority are deeply saddened by the death of Eng Chandrapalan. He was indeed an extraordinary engineer, a true friend and most of all a great humanitarian.
Though Eng Chandrapalan is not among the living today, memories of him will remain for the rest of our time.
Eng. Jayantha Gunathilake
Addl. Secretary (Eng) Ministry of Highways, Higher Education and Investment Promotion
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