An invisible hand is interfering with action taken towards the progress of the Railway Department, Railway Trade Union Collective said at a press conference in Colombo Monday. Twelve years ago, General Manager Railways P P Wijesekara was accused of bribery and the charge was not proved after an audit inquiry. The same incident has been [...]
The Cabinet has decided to interdict Railway General Manager R. P. Wijesekara until the court case involving him on the misappropriation of funds is over, Government sources said. Earlier, Transport Minister Kumara Welgama said that neither he nor his Secretary had the right to interdict Wijesekara. The matter was referred to the Cabinet this evening [...]
Sri Lanka and India will sign a memorandum of Agreement (Mou) to resume the ferry service between Sri Lanka’s Thalaimannar of the northwestern coast and Rameswaram in South India. A draft agreement to resume the ferry service disrupted by Sri Lanka’s separatist war, has been prepared according to the India’s High Commissioner to Sri Lanka [...]
The Petroleum Industries Ministry saved over Rs 48 million in public funds during the past three months by doing bulk transfers of fuel by train which is the cheapest way of transporting fuel. It has also helped increase the income of the Transport Ministry while reducing traffic congestion in Colombo and the suburbs (Dematagoda area), [...]
Sri Lanka has given another deal to an Indian company to rebuild part of the northern rail track destroyed by war using a soft loan from the Indian government, officials said. The Indian government-owned IRCON International signed the contract with the island’s transport ministry, Tuesday, to rebuild the Medawachchiya-Madhu Road rail track in the north-west [...]
The railway track from Medawachchiya to Talaimannar is to be re-erected. The Ircon company of India is in charge of construction. Minister Kumara Welgama and the Indian High Commissioner in Sri Lanka Ashok K. Khanth signed the relevant agreement at the transport ministry today. The railway line is to be constructed under two stages from [...]
The Railways Department will instal high-tech warning systems before the end of the year at 700 unprotected railway crossings in the country to avert accidents. This decision was taken following complaints from the public and police on vehicle-train accidents at unprotected railway crossings. An official of the Railways Department told the Sunday Observer that nearly [...]
The Department of Railways has taken steps to recommence the Colombo Nanu-Oya intercity train service which was suspended some time back. “This train service will resume based on requests made by the public and under the instructions received from the Minister of Transport,” said Wijeya Samarasinghe, Commercial Superintendent of Railways. Accordingly, seats could be booked [...]