Sri Lanka, May 3 -- The All-Island School Children Transportation Association says that with the recent revision in fuel prices, particularly the increase in diesel, school transport fares will also have to be raised.

The Secretary of the association, Malshri de Silva, stated that the fare adjustment will not be done as a percentage increase but will instead be decided after discussions with parents, aiming for a reasonable increment.

He noted that although diesel prices had increased on several previous occasions, fares were not raised in consideration of the financial burden on parents.

However, he added that due to ongoing operational difficulties faced by service providers, a fare increase has now become unavoidable to some extent....