440 unsafe railway crossings in SL – Minister

Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports, and Civil Aviation Bimal Rathnayake announced yesterday (April 08) that around 440 unprotected railway crossings currently exist in Sri Lanka. Responding to a question by MP Rohitha Abeygunawardena in Parliament, he further stated that unsafe crossings will be secured this year, although challenges remain in deploying guards with an allowance of Rs.7,500 or Rs.

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