President on inspection tour at Ratmalana railway maintenance yard

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has engaged in an impromptu inspection tour at the Sri Lanka Railways Workshop in Ratmalana today (February 24).

During the visit, the Head of State directed Transport Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi to appoint a commission to resolve issues of railway workers.

The President instructed that all existing issues, including recruitment and resource management, must be addressed within two months.

President Rajapaksa also stated that there is considerable waste that needs disposing of at this premise. “However, there remains a promising pool of talent for engineering and other skills which must be properly harnessed,” he added.

The Ratmalana railway maintenance yard, established in 1933, is one of the oldest government departments in Sri Lanka.

The yard, which stretches over 32 acres, consists of four sections, namely locomotive group, carriage and wagon group, production group, and electrical group.

Had an impromptu inspection tour of the Ratmalana Railway Maintenance yard - one of the oldest govt depts in #lka. There is considerable waste that needs disposing. However, there remains a promising pool of talent for engineering & other skills which must be properly harnessed. pic.twitter.com/Z8QZ8GK3SG

— Gotabaya Rajapaksa (@GotabayaR) February 24, 2022