An efficient public transport system will help Sri Lanka reduce its fuel bill and curb environmental pollution, a top official from the National Transport Commission (NTC) said.

Nearly 70 percent of the total fuel consumption per year is by private passenger vehicles which carry less than 30 percent of the passengers in Sri Lanka, Amal Kumarage, chairman NTC, says.

"We have been singularly guided by the hope the private car will be the answer to our transport problems."

But all public modes of transport put together will account for less than 15 percent of fuel consumed.

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Source: Lanka Business Online (www.lankabusinessonline.com)