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Following slide (slide 35) is quoted from "STRATEGIC PLAN FOR TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT IN COLOMBO METROPOLITAN REGION (CMR) - MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT - PREPARED WITH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FROM JICA, JAPAN AND REVIEWED FOR IMPLEMENTATION BY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT & LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT, UNIVERSITY OF MORATUWA - 06/2015" http://blog.ciltsl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/2015-06-24-CILT-Workshop.pdf Quote.... Regulation of Three Wheelers Industry Status · Currently around 600,000 three wheelers in Sri Lanka. · Used for (a) private use; ( private hire with and © without meters or (d) partial for hire vehicles. · Supply driven industry prompted by unemployment among early school leavers and OL leavers. · It is an acceptable social status. · The industry is cartelized in most cases. · Market regulation is complex. · Their pricing is inefficient. Seat km cost around Rs 40. · Households pay Rs 250 billion p.a. for 3 wheeler use. Cost of bus and railway industry is only 1/3 of this. ...... unquote. The last line is the most interesting thing. If our annual cost for railway and bus industry is Rs. 84 billion, 1. why can't we pay another 100 billion for well organized luxury bus and train service, 2. reduce the three wheel cost by 200 billion (50 billion may further required for nearest bus top to home travel), 3. keep our cars at home and it will further reduce huge transport cost 4. Live in calm and quite city with zero traffic congestion.