Sri Lanka, June 12 -- Transport and Highways Deputy Minister Dr. Prasanna Gunasena yesterday informed Parliament that loss-making operations across several Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) depots are primarily driven by their rural locations, which naturally result in lower daily passenger traffic and fewer daily bus services.

Responding to a question raised by SJB MP Kins Nelson, he stated that steps have been taken to follow a systematic procedure for this purpose.

"The Government, through the National Transport Commission (NTC), operates sisu sariya (school), gemi sariya (rural) and nisi sariya bus services to connect remote communities and provide affordable transit. Operators are compensated on a per-kilometre basis to offset losse...