Land Transport Sector - University of Moratuwa - June 2004
Sri Lanka's land transport sector is made up of a number of modalities. As shown in table 1 the key contributions in passenger transport are made up of buses carrying 68%, private vehicles carrying 24% and railways in third place, accounting for 5% of passenger trips. in spite of the visibility of large numbers, the actual contribution by three wheelers isjust 2%. for the transportation of goods, the truck is the dominat mode of transport carrying over 97% of the ton kms while the railway contributes only 2%
Sustaining livelihods by improving urban public transport -ICE - March 2004
Eradication of povert and enhancing access to health, education, water supply, sanitation and to shelter were identified as Millennium Development Goals by the United Nations in 2000. These are now significant objectives of international development policy and are the targets against which progress is measured
