Sri Lanka, July 30 -- Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports, and Civil Aviation Bimal Rathnayake says steps will be taken to strictly enforce the seat belt regulations in the near future.

While participating in the Galle District Transport Committee meeting, he stated that measures would be taken to revoke the permits granted to owners of buses that do not comply with the law.

The Minister noted that around 2,350 people are killed while 6,000 sustain serious injuries due to motor accidents annually. Therefore, he noted that the government has presented a 'Road Safety Plan' for 2025 and 2026 through the Ministry of Transport.

"Under that, a seat belt plan will be imposed. In any case, we are publishing the gazette. Even though the law ...