Sri Lanka, March 22 -- The Department of Posts has decided to limit mail transportation to an alternate-day basis in response to the fuel crisis triggered by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.

The Co-Convenor of the United Postal Trade Unions' Front, Chinthaka Bandara, stated that this decision was taken as a strategic measure to manage the current fuel quotas allocated to the department and to mitigate the impact of rising fuel prices.

Accordingly, he stated that the postal administration has decided to conduct mail exchanges across the island on an alternate-day basis, with all mail transportation suspended on Wednesdays.

Bandara noted that, as the department's vehicle fleet operates under this restricted schedule, the public s...