President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said there is an urgent need to elevate the country’s public transport system to a new level to address a range of pressing issues, including road accidents, traffic congestion, the high cost burden of vehicle imports and environmental concerns.
President Dissanayake was speaking after launching the “Dream Destination” initiative at the Presidential Secretariat.
The “Dream Destination” initiative has been launched with a strategic partnership between the Ministry of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation, the “Clean Sri Lanka” campaign and private sector stakeholders to upgrade 100 key railway stations across Sri Lanka. According to the President, the objective of the Government is not merely to continue with reforms at the existing level, but to elevate the country to a new stage of progress.
The Government has already taken steps to break away from the entrenched political culture in this regard, the President said.
President Dissanayake said there was an acute need to consolidate this massive transformation into a stable and enduring framework. The “Dream Destination” project, launched yesterday is an initiative of the Government to set up a clean, safe and aesthetically pleasing network of railway stations across the country.
