Transport Minister Dallas Alahapperuma says that promotions in the CGR have been delayed owing to bureaucratic red tape and political influence. The minister said that the public sector employees must get their promotions on the basis of merit and seniority. Promotional prospect of employees was one of the main motivating factors. After handing over 435 [...]
The largest investment has been made for the development of Northern railway track which was abandoned for decades. At the beginning the Government decided to implement the project with local funds. Accordingly the Uthuru Mithuru Fund was launched to obtain public support. It was successful to some extent and Rs. 40 million was collected and [...]
Wijesekara said that the phase I of the construction of the Southern railway track has also been commenced and materials have been transported to the site. The construction of the track between Galle and Matara will be started soon and the train service between Galle and Matara will be fully terminated until the completion of [...]
Meanwhile,CGR has invested heavily on improving the rolling stock. New power sets will be deployed for long distance trains, Wijesekara said. Earlier power sets were used for short distance regional services. We tested power sets for long distance services from Matara and Colombo and it was successful. Now we expect to deploy especially designed power [...]
When someone proposes, there will be someone to oppose. This has been the sad state of affairs in Sri Lanka. This is due to poor planning, attitude and corruption. I am neither an expert in planning nor an expert economist and I prefer to refrain from casting remarks about the projects and plans put forward [...]
General Manager Railways, V. P. Wijesekera, said yesterday that the Government would resume the provision of overnight accommodation to commuters at railway stations. Rooms could be reserved initially at Anuradhapura, Galle, Kandy and subsequently at Batticaloa and Trincomalee, he said. All rooms had been repaired and refurbished and reservations could be made through Commercial Manager, [...]
The decision taken by the Government to transport cargo using the railway system is timely and important. It is a milestone in the transport and logistic industry and would provide impetus for industrial growth, National Chamber of Commerce Sri Lanka Shipping, Ports and Aviation Committee Chairman Sujeiva Samaraweera told Daily News Business. “The rail transport [...]
The Sri Lanka Transport Board has decided to expand the joint railway-bus services, said the Chief Superintendent of Operations N. K. A. W. Gunawardene. He also noted that at present a special bus service was available from 10pm daily from the Matara railway station. Based on the success of the current service, the Sri Lanka [...]