The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa
Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa stated that trunk mail transport is currently carried out using Department lorries on five main routes covering the Northern, Eastern, Uva, North Western, and Southern sectors, with further distribution handled by crew cabs and other vehicles from hubs. He said existing transport needs are being met, but district-level requests will be considered and additional vehicle procurement is planned for the next Budget.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Member, for trunk mail transport we use Department lorries along five main corridors: - Vavuniya route covering Vavuniya, Kilinochchi, Jaffna; - Batticaloa route covering Colombo, Kurunegala, Matale, Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Batticaloa; - Badulla route covering Colombo, Ratnapura, Badulla; - Puttalam route covering Colombo, Gampaha, Puttalam; - Matara route covering the Southern sector.
¶ 02 From those hubs, crew cabs and other vehicles handle distribution. Current transport needs are being met; we will consider district requests and plan to procure additional vehicles in the next Budget.
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 7 May 2026. No. 23540. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/3408