Sri Lanka, April 8 -- A total of 55 Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) depots are operating at a loss, at present, Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports, and Civil Aviation Bimal Rathnayake stated in Parliament.

Speaking in Parliament today (08), Minister Rathnayake mentioned that only 54 SLTB depots are generating profits through operations.

The Minister Rathnayake explained that several new measures have been introduced for the 55 loss-making depots. These measures include replacing ineffective managers with capable ones, revising bus schedules, increasing the number of bus trips, reducing fraudulent activities by educating passengers, revising staff salaries to motivate employees, organizing training workshops for workers, setting dai...