Commuters Have Faced Difficulties Due To The Strike Action Of Private Bus Operators On Southern Expressway

Due to the strike action launched by Private Bus Operators from Maharagama to Galle and Matara on the Southern Expressway this morning a large number of commuters travelling through  the Southern Expressway have faced enormous difficulties according to the sources.

The Lanka Private Bus Owners Association has launched this strike as a protest against issuing of temporary licences to 10 new buses running through the expressway according to president of the Association Gamunu Wijeratne.

The Private Bus Operators are demanding the authorities to cancel the temporary licences.