New bus service
Sandasen Marasinghe
A new bus service commenced between Chavakachcheri and Jaffna
fulfilling a long felt need of the people in Thnankilappu, Maravanpulo,
Kovilakkandy and Kachchanthoppu areas.
The new bus service commenced at the beginning of this year when the
difficulty faced by schoolchildren, sick and elderly persons and the
public in those areas without a proper transport mode was brought to the
notice of the Divisional Secretary and the Jaffna Government Agent by
the Civil Affairs Office of the 523 Brigade at Nunavil.
The transport problem was one of the major issues discussed at the
Civil Development Committees comprising Army officers and community
leaders in respective areas.
The service provided by the Jaffna Private Bus Association will
facilitate transport between Chavakachcheri and Jaffna via Thnankilappu,
Maravanpulo, Kovilakkandy and Kachchanthoppu. The bus is scheduled to
function two turns from Chavakachcheri daily one at 7.15 am and the
other at 11.30 am. Another two turns from Jaffna to Chavakachcheri will
function at 9.00 am and 2.30 pm. Commander, 523 Brigade Brigadier
Prabath Dematampitiya, Army officers and other ranks serving under the
Brigade and residents in surrounding villages attended the inauguration. |