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Road permits which were temporary revised for other roads converted back into Permanent permits

National Transport Commission (NTC) has approved Permanent route permits for the temporarily assigned route permits based on passenger needs have been permanently assigned to the same routes. During the last...

“Train Tickets goes Digital..." Sri Lanka Railways launched a new project in collaboration with Sri...

Hon (Dr.) Bandula Gunawardena, the Minister of Transport, Highways and Mass Media, launched an enhanced system to issue electronic train tickets and electronic train warrants (E-Ticket & E-Warrant) for the...

Establishment of a charging station for three-wheelers and motor cars with the facilities to convert...

A center to provide charging facilities for three-wheelers and cars that converted to electricity and to convert three-wheelers to electricity was inaugurated by the Hon. Minister of Transport, Highways and...

Commenced construction of first wildlife tunnel in Sri Lanka

Construction of the wildlife tunnel under the railway line for the first time in the country was started on 01st March 2024 in Gatadivula-Kasikote of Galgamuwaunder the directions of the...

Road permits which were temporary revised for other roads converted back into...

National Transport Commission (NTC) has approved Permanent route permits for the temporarily assigned route permits based on passenger needs have been permanently assigned to the same routes. During the last...

“Train Tickets goes Digital..." Sri Lanka Railways launched a new project in...

Hon (Dr.) Bandula Gunawardena, the Minister of Transport, Highways and Mass Media, launched an enhanced system to issue electronic train tickets and electronic train warrants (E-Ticket & E-Warrant) for the...

Establishment of a charging station for three-wheelers and motor cars with the...

A center to provide charging facilities for three-wheelers and cars that converted to electricity and to convert three-wheelers to electricity was inaugurated by the Hon. Minister of Transport, Highways and...

Commenced construction of first wildlife tunnel in Sri Lanka

Construction of the wildlife tunnel under the railway line for the first time in the country was started on 01st March 2024 in Gatadivula-Kasikote of Galgamuwaunder the directions of the...

One more step forward in the digitalization of the Department of Motor...

For the first time in the history of Sri Lanka, the Department of Motor Traffic and the National Transport Medical Institute , which are under the Ministry of Transport and...

Pause to the Wild Elephant-rail clash.... Construction of Wildlife Tunnel under the...

Construction of Sri Lanka's first wildlife tunnel will begin on 01st March 2024 at Kasikota, Galgamuwa, Gatadivula, As a solution to the ever-growing elephant-train clashunder the supervision of the Ministry...

Well-established Taxi Service Launched Centric to the Makumbura Multi modal Transport Center

Makumbura Multimodal Center – Kottawa(MMCK) added another mode of transport, a taxi service collaboratively operated with one of the private sector taxi service providers, Pick-Me to facilitate the last mile...

"Greenish Future –Revolution to Three Wheelers..." Progress Review of Pilot Project on...

Under the theme of "Greenish Future", the progress of the three-wheeler electrification pilot project implemented by the Ministry of Transport and Highways, Department of Motor Traffic in collaboration with the...

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The Ministry of Transport is the central government ministry of Sri Lanka responsible for transport. The ministry is responsible for formulating and implementing national policy on transport and other subjects which come under its purview. The ministry manages the country's railways and public bus transport system.

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