27 June 2022 08:29 pm
The cabinet of ministers today decided to issue fuel only for essential services from mid night today(27) until July 10, Cabinet spokesman Minister Bandula Gunawardane said.
The minister also said that the government is planning to request all public and private sector institutions to apply for work from home facilities till July 10 because of the ongoing fuel crisis.
Both public and private sectors should apply this strategy as fuel will be supplied to only to essential services, such as health sector, transportation of food and agricultural sector and hospitals, Minister Gunawawardene said.
Also, it was announced that zonal education authorities have been given the right to decide on functioning of schools. (Yohan Perera)