The government has decided to introduce a change in working hours of offices in the Battaramulla area as a solution to the traffic congestion in Colombo.
According to the government news portal - this three month pilot project on introducing flexible office times with the permission of the heads of offices will commence on September 18 for which the circulars have already been issued by the Ministry of Public Administration.
Drivers should work for nine hours between 7.30 am and 5pm; minor staff should work for 8hours and 45 minutes while other officers should work for 7hours and 45 minutes per day. It is compulsory for the public servants to stay at their offices between 9.15am and 3.15 pm to provide services to the public
With increasing traffic congestion and transport to and from places of work becoming a huge issue will this latest move resolve the traffic congestion in the long term ?
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Read these and more on tomorrow’s edition of the Sunday Times
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