Srilanka, Feb. 1 -- Sri Lanka's public transport sector is to be modernised with the introduction of 1,000 new buses including low-floor and super luxury buses to the fleet of Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB), Deputy Minister of Transport Dr. Prasanna Gunasena said.

Currently, passenger buses are operated both by the private and state sectors. The private sector is responsible for the operation of 50 per cent of buses on the expressways and 60 per cent on normal routes.

The Deputy Minister told Daily Mirror that though the state-run service is entitled to operate 40 per cent of buses on normal routes, the available fleet is insufficient to meet the target.

"SLTB is required to have 7,400 buses. Yet, there are around 5,000 buses in ope...