Sri Lanka, April 12 -- Approximately 55,000 passengers have travelled from the Makumbura Multimodal Centre (MMC) to their hometowns since April 8, authorities say.
The Director (Planning), at the National Transport Commission, Aloka Karunaratne stated that the highest number of departures was recorded on April 11.
She made these remarks while inspecting the operation of scheduled bus services at the Makumbura Multimodal Centre today.
Karunaratne noted that a structured system has been implemented to ensure passengers can access safe and convenient transport services.
She added that long-distance buses are being deployed at intervals of 15 to 20 minutes from the centre, with both state-run and private buses operating according to schedul...