All island private bus service will return to normal after today: Gemunu

By Chaturanga Samarawickrama   

The Lanka Private Bus Owners’ Association (LPBOA) today said that all-Island private bus services will resume to normalcy after today following the decision of the Power and Energy Minister.  LPBOA Chairman Gemunu Wijeratne told the Daily Mirror that more diesel stocks were already distributed, and by today, 50 percent of buses would be operating around the country.  

He said Minister Kanchana Wijesekera had promised to give 800,000 litres of diesel to the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) including 600,000 litres for private buses.  

Therefore, the chairman requested people to use the private bus services rather than use their private vehicles for transport.   Wijeratne also said that new air-conditioned bus service will be operated for the people of Colombo, and people will not experience any inconvenience when travelling.