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No bus fair hike till April 30

The Chairman of the Sri Lanka Private Bus Owners' Association Gemunu Wijerathne told the Sunday Observer that there would be no increase in the current bus fares until April 30.

"I have written a letter to President Mahinda Rajapaksa two weeks ago stating our demands clearly and I said that we need a response by April 30. If a satisfactory response is received we will not go for a fare hike even until the end of July and this will give the authorities enough time to sort out the logistics, failing which we will take further action" he said.

According to Wijerathne, the letter says that the administrative authorities of the Western, Sabaragamuwa and Central provincial transport authorities' heads be replaced, the number of route permits being granted in these provinces be controlled to avoid overcapacity, a robust time table be immediately implemented to optimise the frequency of buses and if all fails a fuel subsidy be provided to compensate for the recent rise in the fuel price. "We have always maintained that the Government transport authorities and the private bus sector join hands to uplift the standards of the country's transport which is not very satisfactory at present but our willingness to co-operate has gone unnoticed. Hence, this time I decided to take the issue to the President directly to achieve a better outcome" he said.

 

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