Due to the island wide one day token strike launched
by the Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA)in collaboration with other trade unions reptresenting Engine Drivers ,Rail Guards and teachers since this morning (05) over three demands including publicizing Malabe Private Medical Collage ,(SAITM) clinics of outdoor patients departments(OPD) in government hospitals have been paralyzed and some of the train services were canceled according to the sources.
Surgeries and other indoor patient care services of Government Hospitals functioning normally as medical specialists didnt join the strike hospital sources have revealed.
In Railway sector too some of the Engine Drivers and Rail Guards have participated in the strike and some didnt.As a result of this some of the routine train services were cancelled and some were operated as usual it has been reported.
However almost all the postal train services scheduled for tonight are being cancelled due to the strike according to Railway Department.
Meanwhile although government teachers unions have also announced that the teachers will join this strike only 20% of the teachers participated in the strike which did not affect school services according to the Ministry Of Education.
An Engine Driver attached to the train running from Colombo to Batticaloa had stepped down and left at Mahawa Railway Station and a Rail Guard attached to a train running from Colombo to Rambukkane stepped down at Dematagoda during todays strike.However both trains were operated by using an extra personal according to Railway Authorities.
The token strike is due to conclude at 8 a.m tomorrow morning(06).
Police(ASP)attached to Chavakachcheri Police was killed after his Motorcycle colliding with another Motorcycle in illawali,Jaffna yesterday (05).
