Sri Lanka, Aug. 29 -- A gazette notification containing regulations that make it mandatory for passengers travelling in passenger buses on expressways to wear seat belts is scheduled to be issued on August 31, Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation Minister Bimal Rathnayake said.

Minister Rathnayake said this during a recent meeting of the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation, held in Parliament under his chairmanship.

The Minister explained that this initiative is being implemented as a key component of the "Clean Sri Lanka" programme.

He also said that a grace period of approximately three months will be given for the installation of seat belts in school transport buses, office t...