Private bus owners of Sri Lanka to take legal action against Transport Ministry

The Private Bus Owners' Association (PBOA) of Sri Lanka says that it would resort to legal action against the Transport Ministry's decision to not to revise the bus fares.

The PBOA had requested a 2% increase in fares from the Transport Ministry several weeks back claiming of losses due to the Ministry's failure in providing timetables for the bus routes.
PBOA Chairman Gemunu Wijeratne told the media today (20) that the Association has requested for fare hike because the Ministry has failed to provide timetables for the bus routes, which in turn has increased the vehicle congestion on the roads. Wijeratne says that the fuel consumption has increased as a result.
He says that an increase in bus fares was a necessity.
The Transport Ministry however maintains that bus fares will not be increased under any condition.