Sri Lanka, March 17 -- The Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government has issued a circular regarding the continuation of government office operations in order to conserve fuel reserves, amidst the prevailing crisis situation in the country.

The circular has been directed to secretaries of ministries, chief secretaries of provinces, heads of departments and heads of state corporations and statutory boards.

Accordingly, due to the leave granted to public servants every Wednesday, official duties should be scheduled for Tuesdays of that week.

However, if the head of an institution decides that an officer must work on a Wednesday, there should be no obstacle to calling such officers for duty.

Through the ...