Insurance, revenue license, emission certificate to be issued at same location

Colombo, August 5 (Daily Mirror)- Arrangements have been made to provide people with facilities to obtain vehicle insurance and revenue licenses at the same location where vehicle emission certificates are issued, State Minister for Transport Lasantha Alagiyawanna said today.

He told a media briefing under the theme 'Collective Path to a Stable Country' held today at the Presidential Media Centre (PMC) that this integrated service will be available island-wide within the next two months.

The Minister also said the Ministry of Transport, the National Building Research Organization (NBRO) and the Central Environment Authority (CEA) are working together to increase the number of air emission measurement centres to 100 within the next six months. 

"Efforts are also being made to consolidate all this data, allowing citizens to view live air emission conditions online from anywhere in the world," he added.

He said that to enhance road safety and reduce traffic accidents, tenders for the data system and equipment for the police are in the final stages. A suitable candidate will be selected within next month, and the programme will be implemented shortly thereafter.

"Starting September 1st, a WhatsApp messaging service will be introduced for two months to notify drivers of their infractions. After this period, the relevant laws addressing these violations will come into effect," he said.