Hon. Bimal Rathnayake

Jathika Jana balawegaya· National List· 8 April 2025 ·Oral question: Oral Question: Sri Lanka Transport Board and Railways (383/2025)

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Around 440 unprotected railway crossings remain, and the member noted that they could be staffed with gatekeepers paid modest allowances of Rs. 7,500 to Rs. 10,000. He stated that a programme has begun this year to convert most of these crossings into protected crossings, with the aim of carrying it out through CSR projects.

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¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Speaker, that is essentially the second supplementary. There are around 440 unprotected railway crossings. With modest allowances—Rs. 7,500 or Rs. 10,000—for gatekeepers, we could man them. This year, we have a programme to convert a majority of these 440 into protected crossings, aiming to do it as CSR projects. Implementation has begun.

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Source: Hansard, Tuesday, 8 April 2025 ·No. 1747715041076408 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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