SLTB and railway get ready for private bus strike 
[January 08 2011]

<p>by Ananda Kannangara
<p>The Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) and the Railways Department will
deploy sufficient number of additional buses and trains to face the
proposed all island bus strike scheduled to take place on
January 11 (Tuesday).
<p>Transport Minister Kumara Welagama yesterday condemned the proposed bus
strike at this juncture when his Ministry had already assured that an
increment in bus fares would be considered shortly.
Meanwhile, SLTB, Chairman M.D. Bandusena said at present about 5000 SLTB
buses are plying all over the country and steps have already been taken to
put 500 additional buses on Tuesday.