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Following health guidelines: Costs Rs. 20 m daily to SLTB

24 Jun 2020

By Maheesha Mudugamuwa The Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) is incurring a loss of Rs. 20 million per day by following the Covid-19-related guidelines issued by the health authorities, according to SLTB Chairman Kingsley Ranawaka. He told The Morning that the board had to follow all health guidelines and as a result, the number of passengers in each bus had to be cut down to half to maintain social distance and therefore, the usual income earned by the board on a usual day had reduced drastically. Furthermore, the number of passengers using public transport was also still at a very low level. “All buses are in operation but people have not yet started using public transport like before,” he stressed. “In some areas, there are only very few passengers but the buses are in operation,” he added. Following the suspension of operations in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic in the country, the SLTB has recorded a loss of Rs. 76 million per day. Public transport resumed operations this month, including the Western Province, under strict health guidelines. This included carrying only a limited number of passengers per trip; all passengers had to wear face masks and distance had to be maintained between passengers.

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