46 arrested for attacking buses

loku Monday, 13 February 2012 08:32 AM

Where?

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Mahesh Monday, 13 February 2012 08:38 AM

Confiscate all the buses not operating today and give them to the army. Private bus business is a very profitable business. Some buses make more than 50,000 each day as pure profits. If you introduce the card system public will see how much these black money traders make.

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lankaputha Monday, 13 February 2012 08:34 AM

Mahesh,

Do not mislead the people with wrong facts.

Shortdistance bus .. (Airport - Fort)
half trip time = 2 hours
Number of trips per day 3 (Up and down)
Assume full passengers exists for the full trip and it is 100

One trip = 100 * 35 * 2 = 7000
3 trip = 21000

Total earned < said profit

Long distance (Jaffna - Colombo)
time per half trip = 8 hours

70 * 400 * 2 = 56,000

four labours = 6000
Diesel = 20000
still earned profit < said

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