Minister of Transport Dullas Alahapperuma of Sri Lanka
Transport Minister Dullas Alahapperuma has taken this decision and with the implementation of this plan, structures that were there over the past two decades will be a thing of the past.
Transport Minister Dullas Alahapperuma said Sunday the government has decided to hold local government polls in the Jaffna peninsula and the dates would be fixed shortly.
Quoting President Mahinda Rajapaksaâs address to the nation on Friday following the fall of Kilinochchi, Minister Alahapperuma said âTime is not very far when the people of the North who have been held hostage by the LTTE for several decades will be able to enjoy the freedom that is their right.
Transport Minister, Dullas Alahapperuma said the ministry had earlier issued circulars providing guidelines to the bus operators on security measures.
JayasekeraTransport Minister Dullas Alahapperuma said he would not hesitate to obtain the assistance of the private sector to make the Sri Lanka Railways an efficient and productive state asset that fulfills the aspirations of the public and commuters in particular, if the Railway Department hierarchy continues to fail to deliver.
of Kilinochchi is amply demonstrated by his term if.
submission before the LTTE terrorists.
Minister Alahapperuma said he would soon settle the transport problem of Jaffna students by launching the Sisu Seriya programme, planned to be implemented for students' benefit.
Transport Minister Dullas Alahapperuma said this was the first time that a government had come up with such a mechanism to address journalists grievances.
Vote for the UPFA and encourage the soldiers marching forward, or vote for the UNP and hand over the country back to the terrorists,†Transport Minister Dullas Alahapperuma said in reference to the rebels.
Transport minister Dullas Alahapperuma said about 25,000 to 30,000 Sri Lanka rupees were needed to convert a 3-wheeler taxi to gas from petrol.
Minister Alahapperuma says the government is looking at a soft loan scheme to cover at least half of the cost.
Alahapperuma says state assistance for gas conversions is likely to come with a requirement for metering.
Alahapperuma said at the moment all and sundry including rich people and foreign diplomats who used diesel vehicles received the subsidy.
Transport Minister Dullas Alahapperuma said following negotiations with Indian authorities, India has decided to step up the funds provided under the Indian credit line for transport from US$ 100 million to $ 150 million.
Alahapperuma said the additional US$ 50 million will be used to purchase 15 power sets manufactured in India for the country`s train service.
Though Dallus Alahapperuma is a politician he was a responsible journalist and therefore before talking something see whether the story he is going to say is correct.
Alahapperuma said it has been proposed to renovate the Bambalapitiya railway station, and build a car park and a housing scheme for Railway Department employees.
COLOMBO: The UPFA will file its nominations for the Central and Wayamba PC polls today at the District Secretariats of the five districts today, one of the chief election managers of the party, Transport Minister Dullas Alahapperuma said Monday.
Alahapperuma said Wickremesinghes uncertainty about the liberation of Kilinochchi is amply demonstrated by his term if.
Alahapperuma said the policy of the Wickremesinghe Government was cowardly submission before the LTTE terrorists.
Alahapperuma said he wished to remind Wickremesinghe that there were no oil wells in Killinochchi where as Wickremesinghe Governments crony capitalist economic policy offered tax amnesties to racketeer businessmen the Government was following a people friendly economic policy.
Alahapperuma said he wished to remind Wickremesinghe that this was a moment when the whole nation should stand united against the common enemy.
Transport Minister Dullas Alahapperuma said that the Railways annual operational cost was about Rs.