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Modern and safe school bus services in rural areas
School vans and buses have been the cause for many accidents because they were in a bad condition or driven recklessly, sometimes by drivers who do not have licences. Now, President Maithripala Sirisena wants to launch a national programme on the theme “Let’s Protect Children.”
Under this programme, a pilot-project is being started in the North Central Province with the launch of four Ashok Leyland MITR 28 seater buses to transport children from rural areas to their schools. The four buses are being obtained at a reduced cost of Rs 12.8 million. The money will come from budgetary allocations.
If this school bus service is found to be successful, President Sirisena has said he wants to extend it to rural areas in other provinces too.
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