The Hon. (Dr.) Prasanna Gunasena - Deputy Minister of Transport and Highways
Deputy Minister Prasanna Gunasena stated that work on the integrated timetable for the Puttalam corridor has been completed and that implementation is expected soon, with plans to cover the five main corridors by the end of the year. He said related RDA work and inspections of rest facilities at bus halts are underway. He also noted that draft regulations under the Motor Traffic Act on driver drug use were submitted to the Legal Draftsman on 7 April 2025, and that the Eastern Province Chief Engineer appointment process is awaiting approval by the Prime Minister’s Secretary’s Sub-Committee before interviews are held.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Chairperson, please allow me a minute.
¶ 02 On the integrated timetable, we have completed the work for the Puttalam corridor and are preparing to implement it soon. We aim to operationalize integrated timetables on the five main corridors by year-end, starting with Puttalam. RDA must complete related tasks, and we are inspecting rest facilities at bus halts on that corridor.
¶ 03 Hon. Rohitha Abeygunawardhana raised driver drug use. Under the Motor Traffic Act, regulations have been drafted; the basic draft was submitted to the Legal Draftsman on 2025.04.07. After finalizing in all three languages, we will present it.
¶ 04 Regarding the Eastern Province Chief Engineer post, the matter has been sent to the Prime Minister’s Secretary’s Sub-Committee for approval. After approval, interviews will be held and appointments made.
¶ 05 Thank you.
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