Srilanka, May 13 -- Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation Minister Bimal Ratnayake yesterday stressed that irrespective of obstacles and challenges, the Government was determined to strictly impose existing laws and introduce new plans to ensure road and passenger safety and secure traffic discipline.

Commenting on the Gerendi Ella bus accident, the Minister stated that this tragedy and major traffic accidents in the recent past have seriously highlighted the importance of implementing existing laws on road safety, passenger safety and traffic discipline, and that steps will be taken to implement those laws and regulations regardless of all obstacles.

The Minister went on to say that a comprehensive dialogue took place at the M...