Tracking system soon for letters, parcels
[September 30 2010]

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<p>By Uditha Kumarasinghe
 
 


<p>A Track and Trace System will be introduced to networking the post offices in Sri Lanka.

<p>According to the new system, a bar code will be given to each letter and a parcel to be delivered. The new facility will help one to identify the post office in which a letter or parcel was posted and the receiving post office through the internet, a Posts and Telecommunication Ministry spokesman told the Sunday Observer online.


<p>The Ministry in collaboration with Moratuwa university has already commenced networking 647 main post offices and 3500 sub post offices. A sum of Rs.600 million has been allocated to implement the first stage of the project which is scheduled to be completed by the end of December this year, he said.