Due to non-availability of diesel for running private buses, only 700 to 1000 buses are running across the country today and it has fallen to a minimum level between 7% and 10% and if diesel is not available today or tomorrow, the number of buses running will be reduced further. The General Secretary of the All Ceylon Private Bus Owners’ Association, Anjana Priyanjith said while speaking to the media today (06).
He mentioned that if diesel is properly supplied, about 18,000 buses can be run and the passengers can be provided with the necessary transport facilities.
Priyanjith said that although it is said that diesel is provided for private buses through SLTB depots, that diesel is provided only from 15 SLTB depots all over the island and in order to run private buses properly, they are requested to issue diesel from all 105 SLTB depots.
