Sri Lanka, March 21 -- Sri Lanka's already strained public transport system is facing fresh uncertainty as fuel distribution inconsistencies at depot level begin to disrupt private bus operations across the country.

President of the Lanka Private Bus Owners' Association (LPBOA), Gemunu Wijeratne, raised concerns that the absence of a properly implemented fuel quota mechanism has created uneven access to fuel, leaving many operators struggling to remain on the road.

He pointed out that while some Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) depots continue to supply fuel to private buses, others have run dry, forcing operators to return empty-handed after waits in queues. This uneven distribution, he said, is now emerging as a key bottleneck in main...