SLTB must continue profit making streak - Welgama

The mere recording of a profit by the SLTB recently is useless unless efforts are made to continue this trend without a break by limiting its expenditure, said Transport Minister Kumara Welgama. He was presiding over a progress review meeting of 15 SLTB depots in Wayamba at the SLTB headquarters, Narahenpita on Tuesday.

The minister who noted that income levels of ceratin depots had dropped sharply with a depletion in fleet operations, said depot managers should be responsible for this situation which could not he allowed to continue.

Certain SLTB depots faced financial difficulties and deterioration of services due to incompetence and inefficiency of the depot managers.

The minister who said that the ministry had already identified the inefficient depot managers, said the ministry would give them a time limit of one month to effect a financial turn around in their depots before taking action to remove them from their posts and replace them with more efficient people.

SLTB Chairman M.D. Bandusena, Vice Chairman L.A. Wimalaratne and SLTB officials were also present.