10 May 2023 03:12 pm Views - 2494
The Transport Ministry is to launch a programme tomorrow to convert four-stroke petrol three-wheelers to electric (e-Tuk Tuk), the Department of Motor Traffic (DMT) said.
Its Commissioner General Nishantha Anurudda Weerasinghe said the pilot programme of the conversion will be launched at the DMT's Werahera branch with the patronage of the Transport Minister and the State Minister.
The programme will be launched for the renewable of essential services, for the development of the transport sector and for the sake of the development of small and medium entrepreneurs.
The programme will be launched with the collaboration of the Transport Ministry, Power and Energy Ministry, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the National Transport Commission and the DMT. (Chaturanga Pradeep Samarawickrama)