SLTB’s daily earnings surge to over Rs. 20M in New Year rush

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CHATURANGA PRADEEP SAMARAWICKRAMA Follow

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Colombo, April 12 (Daily Mirror) - The daily earnings of the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) have surged by over Rs. 20 million due to increased demand for transport services during the New Year period, SLTB Deputy General Manager Panduka Swarnahansa said.

This is a significant boost compared to the usual daily income, he said.

To cater to the influx of travellers heading to their hometowns, the SLTB has organised special bus services departing from the Colombo Central Bus Stand today.

Additionally, the SLTB has arranged numerous bus services to run along all the expressways starting from the Makumbura Multimodal Center (MMC).

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Roger Friday, 12 April 2024 02:15 PM

Who did the counting to come up with this figure? Aren't these run at massive losses?

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Gihan Friday, 12 April 2024 02:49 PM

Rs. 20 million per day is far too low. There is likely a lot of fare evasion.

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Dude Saturday, 13 April 2024 07:40 AM

20Million? If an average ticket price is 100rupees that is only 200,000 commuters. Do u mean to say only 200k took the buses? I’m sure this figure is incorrect or rest is paid for corruption

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Sambo Saturday, 13 April 2024 08:01 AM

At least 5% of this must have been earned by the conductors who does not issue tickets.

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