While the rail engine (591) severely damaged by the Tsunami four years ago had been re-deployed on Friday (26), after extensive repairs, railway trade unions said that an engine sent for repairs to DIMO Ltd., hadn’t been repaired due to negligence on the part of the administration.
For want of payment, it had been left there [...]
A railway union is alleging that certain officials at the Railways Department are trying to defraud 4,55,332 rupees which had been approved for the repair of a train engine. The department had handed over the engine to Dimo Limited for repairs on 15 October 2007 and the company had estimated 4,55,332 rupees for the job.
Even [...]
Sri Lanka Railway Department announced the increase of train fares by 80 per cent from midnight yesterday 31st May).
The General Manager of Sri Lanka Railway, Dr. Lalithasiri Gunaruwan said that the intercity railway service rates will be increased by 150 per cent very soon. Also the minimum rate has increased from Rs.5 to 10.
The Railway Department [...]
The All Ceylon Railway Employees Union (ACREU) charged that unnecessary purchases, wastage and corruption during procurements by the Railway Department and the failure to collect money owed for the leased property owned by the Department had resulted in the loss of income to the Railway Department.
ACREU General Secretary Sumathipala Manavadu said they had complained to [...]
