Sri Lanka, Feb. 17 -- Speaking regarding the budget proposals for the development of the railway services, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said that the government will focus on manufacturing and renovation of railway compartments within the country itself.

He said it will be considered crucial to be established as an industry in the country.

Dissanayake said that accordingly, the government expects to allocate Rs. 500 million as the first step, for the renovation of existing old train compartments. The President also proposed to allocate Rs. 250 million for the Department of Railways to initiate the activities of manufacturing new train compartments within the country.

The Head of the State, while delivering the budget speech, prop...