Due to prevailing security situation in the country, the Colombo – Vavuniya Train service has been curtailed with effect from today. A top Defense Ministry official claimed that the train Yal Devi will now operate only up to the Medawachchiya Station. He also said that the action has been taken following reports that LTTE cadres [...]
Transport Minister Dullas Alahapperuma’s main objective is to protect and safeguard the valuable land owned by the Railway Department, Passenger Transport Minister Lasantha Alagiyawanna said. He was speaking after inaugurating a tree planting campaign in the land adjoining the Railway Goods Shed Complex in Colombo with the participation of 100 undergraduates from the Colombo University [...]
Under the Negenahira Udanaya (Eastern Resurgence) the Government has proposed a mega development programme covering all aspects to bring relief to the people of all ethnic groups in the East. Improvements to the road network is a vital factor in the development programme. A-11 road from Maradankadawala to Valachchenai with a 300 by 10.4 mtr [...]
The Kelani Valley rail line, which approximately 30,000 train commuters use daily, will be enhanced and developed into a double-track, said Ceylon Govt.Railway sources. Preliminary groundwork such as clearing shanties and shrubs and other encroachments of govt. land, preparing and levelling adjacent land, noticing individuals to remove unauthorised structures and conducting relevant feasibility studies will [...]
The Colombo bound train from Batticaloa derailed yesterday in Mahawa area creating a blockade for four mail trains which were to operate last night and this morning. Several compartments including the locomotive had derailed due to one of the rail tracks being severed. As a result two mail trains bound for Trincomalee and Batticaloa which [...]
As an ‘old entrant’ to the public service, having joined the railway clerical service in May, 1951, I too agree with the views stated by U.G. Rodrigo of Panadura in the Daily News of December 3 under the Citizens’ Mail column. I too was issued a ‘Blue Book’ which was known as the ‘Service Record [...]
The demand for transport services will continue to increase with them national economic growth and regional development processes. The contribution of the Transport sector to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the country was 8.2% in 2006. Buses and private vehicles are the main means of land transport, accounting for 94% of the total passenger [...]
The British Government through its Export Credit Guarantee Department (ECGD) has provided a credit package of Sterling Pound 50 million (Rs. 11.5 billion) for the reconstruction of bridges in Sri Lanka. The loan facility is provided by the HSBC Bank Plc, UK together with the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, Sri Lanka, states [...]